Celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science – 11 February 2019

Celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science (un.org) by learning more about these amazing Women Scientists and Inventors and Many More in my books. Check your local library or bookstore today! Maria Mitchell [pronounced “mə-RYE-ə”] (August 1, 1818 – June 28, 1889) was an American astronomer, who in 1847 by using a telescope, discovered a comet, which as … Continue reading “Celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science – 11 February 2019”

Quotes from When Women Wrote Hollywood – 8 in a series – Strong Willed Woman

Get your copy today! “Frederica Sagor Maas moved to Hollywood in 1924 and as was true for many young women, those who were considered good looking were pushed towards being seen on screen. Being the strong willed woman that she was, Mass decided she still wanted to be a writer.” The Best Revenge Is Outliving … Continue reading “Quotes from When Women Wrote Hollywood – 8 in a series – Strong Willed Woman”

Index from When Women Wrote Hollywood – Who, what and where of early Hollywood! – Get Your Copy Today

Wondering who and what are covered in When Women Write Hollywood? Take a look at this Index to find out! Then, get your copy today! INDEX for When Women Wrote Hollywood 39 Steps, The 168Academy Awards 2, 9, 15, 17, 58, 61, 153, 175, 177, 180-181, 188, 205, 209Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences … Continue reading “Index from When Women Wrote Hollywood – Who, what and where of early Hollywood! – Get Your Copy Today”

When Women Wrote Hollywood: Essays on Female Screenwriters in the Early Film Industry — Now Available!

When Women Wrote Hollywood: Essays on Female Screenwriters in the Early Film Industry  I’m so excited to see that we’re now publishing on this collection of essays written by the original cohort of students in our first Stephens College MFA in Screenwriting which I edited and for which author Cari Beauchamp wrote a wonderful forward … Continue reading “When Women Wrote Hollywood: Essays on Female Screenwriters in the Early Film Industry — Now Available!”

20 Where Did We Get Gidget Right? from How Gidget Got Into the Girl Ghetto with Dr. Rosanne Welch [Video] (1:00)

20 Where Did We Get Gidget Right? from How Gidget Got Into the Girl Ghetto with Dr. Rosanne Welch Watch this entire presentation   Transcript:   So, I really wanted to wrap up with the idea, so where did we get the Gidget book right? Was it in the movies or in the TV show? … Continue reading “20 Where Did We Get Gidget Right? from How Gidget Got Into the Girl Ghetto with Dr. Rosanne Welch [Video] (1:00)”

19 Dorothy Cooper Foote and Gidget from How Gidget Got Into the Girl Ghetto with Dr. Rosanne Welch [Video] (0:50)

19 Dorothy Cooper Foote and Gidget from How Gidget Got Into the Girl Ghetto with Dr. Rosanne Welch Watch this entire presentation   Transcript: Then you flip over her to Dorothy Cooper Foote who was one of the freelance writers on the show. Gidget has a crush on an older man. That’s Daniel Travanti who … Continue reading “19 Dorothy Cooper Foote and Gidget from How Gidget Got Into the Girl Ghetto with Dr. Rosanne Welch [Video] (0:50)”

18 Lack of Chivalry from How Gidget Got Into the Girl Ghetto with Dr. Rosanne Welch [Video] (0:50)

18 Lack of Chivalry from How Gidget Got Into the Girl Ghetto with Dr. Rosanne Welch Watch this entire presentation   Transcript: Backward again we go to a boy writing the show. The boyfriends always wait until the last minute to call the girls for a date because they have to see if there is … Continue reading “18 Lack of Chivalry from How Gidget Got Into the Girl Ghetto with Dr. Rosanne Welch [Video] (0:50)”

17 When Women Write Gidget from How Gidget Got Into the Girl Ghetto with Dr. Rosanne Welch [Video] (0:54)

17 When Women Write Gidget from How Gidget Got Into the Girl Ghetto with Dr. Rosanne Welch Watch this entire presentation   Transcript: If we flip back to Flippen, and now she’s taking her friend seriously. This friend, Larue, is being bullied at school so talk about an interesting theme that is still very prevalent … Continue reading “17 When Women Write Gidget from How Gidget Got Into the Girl Ghetto with Dr. Rosanne Welch [Video] (0:54)”

16 Men Writing Gidget from How Gidget Got Into the Girl Ghetto with Dr. Rosanne Welch [Video] (0:57)

16 Men Writing Gidget from How Gidget Got Into the Girl Ghetto with Dr. Rosanne Welch Watch this entire presentation   Transcript: But then you switch over and get an episode written by a gentleman and you see, basically, she wants to by this car of one of the surfers on the beach so she … Continue reading “16 Men Writing Gidget from How Gidget Got Into the Girl Ghetto with Dr. Rosanne Welch [Video] (0:57)”

15 Analyzing Episodes of Gidget from How Gidget Got Into the Girl Ghetto with Dr. Rosanne Welch – SRN Conference 2017

15 Analyzing Episodes of Gidget from How Gidget Got Into the Girl Ghetto with Dr. Rosanne Welch – SRN Conference 2017 Watch this entire presentation   Transcript: Also in the episode, she talks about surfing — she eats, drinks and sleeps it. She says to her Dad, you do the same thing. Why should it … Continue reading “15 Analyzing Episodes of Gidget from How Gidget Got Into the Girl Ghetto with Dr. Rosanne Welch – SRN Conference 2017”