Lots of women worked at the Disney studios starting in the '30's. Walt Disney sought them out ... that's the good part. They were rarely, if ever credited, and poorly paid. Not so good, but given the times, not surprising. There were a few who made it 'up the ladder' because their work was so good. Disney might have been impressed, but it was rough going working with the other, all male, artists. And again, it was a long time before any of them saw screen credit. These names may have vanished into the archives, never to be seen again (okay, maybe that was a bit over dramatic, but it could have happened!), but for the efforts of Nathalia Holt, author of The Queens of Animation: the Untold Story of the Women Who Transformed the World of Disney and Made Cinematic History. This is wonderfully researched (scan the notes at the end, they are interesting), and well written book. It is powerful and depressing at the same time.

For one of those reads with short entries (you know, to read during the commercials) (!) try Interesting Stories for Curious People: A Collection of Fascinating Stories About History, Science, Pop Culture and Just About Anything Else You can Thing of, by Bill O'Neill. The sub-title pretty much says what I would have said! There are few incorrect names, but overall a fun collection.

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