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Women: Pillars of American Art/Entertainment

This week we are looking at an overview of women in Theatre, Cinema, and the Arts. Women writers, directors, actresses, producers and the work that they and other female artists are now doing is critical and crucial as we see ourselves in an age where the relationship between men and women and how society views them have never been closer. However, there is still a gap that remains with the role and influence of women in politics, religion, business and entertainment. The American view of the “Ideal Woman” has changed in the last 100 years and even more drastically in the last 40 years since the 1970’s when the voices of women and the issues that directly affected them began to get heard in stronger way. Remember that is it only 100 years since women have had the right to vote in America. Only since the 60’s that women have been allowed their own credit credits cards separate from their husbands just to name a few examples….. ( TAKE A LOOK AT THE PAGE PROVIDED IN THIS MODULE ABOUT WHAT WOMEN WERE NOT ALLOWED TO DO AS RECENTLY AS 1971. HERE IT IS: