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Fragile females

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Stunt women and the slapstick comedians of silent cinema were at the forefront of redefining the modern woman, proving that the ‘weaker sex’ could perform dar..

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Fatal women

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Women of the silent era : Virgins, vamps and heroines

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Taking control

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Gender avengers

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Women in mainstream cinema

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Fearless: stories from Asian women

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Hollywood remembers [sex goddesses]

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Accomplished women

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Don't call me girlie

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The Women [DVD]

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The World's greatest stunts

United States, 1988
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Spotlighting change

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Two thousand women

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The Godmother of Blaxploitation 

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Lois Weber

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The Bullets of the poets

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Between two worlds 

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