The accidental feminist: how Elizabeth Taylor raised our consciousness and we were too distracted by her beauty to notice
(Book)
Movie stars build their roles into brands--and the Taylor brand is startlingly feminist. In her breakout film, "National Velvet" (1944), Taylor challenged gender discrimination, playing a jockey who had to pose as a male to race. Her next landmark, "A Place in the Sun" (1951), tackles abortion rights. In "Butterfield 8" (1960), she is censured not because she's a prostitute, but because she controls her own sexuality. And the classic "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" (1966) depicts the anguish that befalls a woman when the only way she can express herself is through her husband's career and children. Taylor's personal life, too, is remarkable: financially autonomous, she supported her parents as a teenager. As an adult, she supported the right of people to love whomever they love--regardless of gender. Her legendary friendships with her gay male costars inspired her to become a major fundraiser for AIDS research in the 1980s, before the cause became fashionable.
Notes
Lord, M. G. (2012). The accidental feminist: how Elizabeth Taylor raised our consciousness and we were too distracted by her beauty to notice. New York, Walker & Co.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Lord, M. G. 2012. The Accidental Feminist: How Elizabeth Taylor Raised Our Consciousness and We Were Too Distracted By Her Beauty to Notice. New York, Walker & Co.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Lord, M. G, The Accidental Feminist: How Elizabeth Taylor Raised Our Consciousness and We Were Too Distracted By Her Beauty to Notice. New York, Walker & Co, 2012.
MLA Citation (style guide)Lord, M. G. The Accidental Feminist: How Elizabeth Taylor Raised Our Consciousness and We Were Too Distracted By Her Beauty to Notice. New York, Walker & Co, 2012.
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