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Mary Read,  Anne Bonny,  pirates,
  • Forgotten History
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Badass Pirate Women Who Need Movies Made About Them

Sarah Lorraine November 17, 2016 13
Our occasional series about history’s most interesting people who have been overlooked by Hollywood. See also our...
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Greta Garbo
  • Woman Crush Wednesday

WCW: The Great Greta Garbo

Sarah Lorraine November 16, 2016 9
In the wake of last week’s stomach-churning election outcome, we decided we needed an...
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Good Girls Revolt (2016)
  • Twentieth Century

Why Good Girls Need to Revolt

Trystan L. Bass November 15, 2016 26
Yes, I’m breaking my own rule to review Good Girls Revolt (2016), the new...
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The Portrait of a Lady (1996)
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  • Nineteenth Century

Farewell Janet Patterson, Costume Designer (1956-2016)

Kendra November 11, 2016 8
Hat tip to reader Sarah B., who alerted us to the passing of amazingly...
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Cutthroat Island (1995)
  • Seventeenth Century
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TBT: Cutthroat Island (1995)

Sarah Lorraine November 10, 2016 8
This film is probably more appropriate for Snark Week, but if you’re looking for...
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Bette Davis
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WCW: Bette Davis

Trystan L. Bass November 9, 2016 5
She ruled as queens and empresses, she was the tempestuous heart of love triangles, and...
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Iron Jawed Angels (2004)
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  • Nineteenth Century
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The Frock Flicks Guide to Suffragettes on Screen

Trystan L. Bass November 8, 2016 26
In honor of Election Day in the United States, we’re taking a look at...
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Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977)
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  • Twentieth Century

Eleanor Roosevelt on Film

Trystan L. Bass November 7, 2016 5
First Lady of the United States, America’s initial delegate to the United Nations General...
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Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
  • Screen Queens
  • Sixteenth Century
  • Top 5 Friday

5 Tilbury Speeches

Trystan L. Bass November 4, 2016 14
There is perhaps no greater feminist moment in historical costume film or TV than...
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The Bletchley Circle (2012-14)
  • Twentieth Century

The Bletchley Circle Cracks the Code

Trystan L. Bass November 3, 2016 20
While I have zero affection or interest for 1950s clothing (or really anything post...
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