The Queens of Animation
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Nathalia Holt
From the bestselling author of Rise of the Rocket Girls, the untold, "richly detailed" story of the women of Walt Disney Studios, who shaped the iconic films that have enthralled generations (Margot Lee Shetterly, New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Figures). From Snow White to Moana, from Pinocchio to Frozen, the animated films of Walt Disney Studios have moved and entertained millions. But few fans know that behind these groundbreaking features was an incredibly influential group of women who fought for respect in an often ruthless male-dominated industry and who have slipped under the radar for decades. In The Queens of Animation, bestselling author Nathalia Holt tells their dramatic stories for the first time, showing how these women infiltrated the boys' club of Disney's story and animation departments and used early technologies to create the rich artwork and unforgettable narratives that have become part of the American canon. As the influence of Walt Disney Studios grew -- and while battling sexism, domestic abuse, and workplace intimidation -- these women also fought to transform the way female characters are depicted to young audiences. With gripping storytelling, and based on extensive interviews and exclusive access to archival and personal documents, The Queens of Animation reveals the vital contributions these women made to Disney's Golden Age and their continued impact on animated filmmaking, culminating in the record-shattering Frozen, Disney's first female-directed full-length feature film.A Best Book of 2019: Library Journal, Christian Science Monitor, and Financial Times
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Author
Nathalia Holt
Pages
400
Publisher
Little, Brown
Published Date
2019-10-22
ISBN
0316439169 9780316439169
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"This a tough one. Books like this, which highlight the contributions of a group of people to important cultural artifacts, are incredibly important and should be read and shared. It's important to for these names to finally be shared and their stories told. Unfortunately, the way this book was organized did not work for me. It's supposed to be a story of the women who transformed Disney, but it's more of a history of the studio with occasional stories of women who worked there peppered into the narrative. Perhaps the author did too good a job adding in snippets of these women's lives, because I came away wanting to know more about them and less about the history of Disney. I feel like women come into the narrative and leave it at random and we're never really following their stories. I found this incredibly unsatisfying. Still, it's worth the time to read because these women need to be better known."
John Detrick