It’s International Women’s Day. And I’d just like to take a moment to commemorate those Old Hollywood actresses, who put up with a lot of crap from the studio heads.
The ones who felt oppressed and unable to fight back.
The ones who did fight back, and who won.
The ones who got abandoned by the studios.
The ones who got paid $750 a week, when they were the biggest stars in the studio.
The ones who got paid less than male extras in their films.
The ones who were forced into doing many movies they didn’t want to do.
EVERY ACTRESS IN HOLLYWOOD! EVERY SINGLE ONE SHOULD BE REMEMBERED TODAY FOR HER STRENGTH.
The ones who weren’t able to be the stars they were born to be
The ones who were more often than not uncredited
The ones who had to sit at segregated tables while their film (and even themselves!) won all the Oscars
The ones who saw roles go to white actresses over and over
The ones who changed their outward appearance to fit Caucasian standards of beauty
