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Conference researchers can use these findings to “Jump Start” their paper proposals.

These dossiers contain an abstract of information found by student researchers on a particular individual along with any sources of information (i.e., immigration record scans, copies of photos with credits, other industry credit information).

Feel free to make comments on the various pages. 

If you have any questions, please contact [email protected]. 

For more information about the Women and the Silent Screen conference (June 1–7, 2022):

https://wssxi.library.columbia.edu/

Themes include:

1. When New York Was Hollywood: Moving Up in the World

2. International Serial Queens

3. Migratory Diaspora and Motion Pictures

4. Cross-Cultural Melodrama

Women Film Pioneer Project Resources Index

See these pages on the WFPP website for an extensive bibliography, works by pioneers and primary resources, digital resources and research tools, FIAF film archives, DVD resources and streaming links, and news archive.

And don’t forget to check out the unhistoricized pioneer page to see if you might be interested in profiling a woman film pioneer!