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For A Long Time, Way Back In The ’30s And ’40s, There Were Fabulous Female Roles. Bette Davis And All Those People Had Incredible, Great Roles. After World War Ii, Something Happened Where It Was Not Only "get Out Of The Factories," But "get Out Of The Movies." That's When Women's Roles Started To Really [change].

[my Aunt] Took Me To My First Play, Too, Which Was Dinner Theater. I Don't Know If They Have That In England, But You Eat A Dinner While You Watch A Play. And She Ordered A Glass Of Wine. I Was Like, "oh My God. This Is, Like, The Most Sophisticated Thing I Have Ever Done."

We Are In Effect Enculturating Kids From The Very Beginning To See Women And Girls As Not Taking Up Half Of The Space.

In Advertisements For Your Favorite Products, Are Women Denigrated Or Objectified In Some Way? All Of That Is Important. I Would Rewrite My Kids' Books, I Would Write It In The Books For The Babysitter!

I Once Read A Quote That I Think Was Michelle Pfeiffer In An Article, Who Said That She Thought People Went Into Acting Because Maybe If You Could Convince Millions Of People To Like You, You Will Finally Like Yourself, Approve Of Yourself. I Don't Know If That May Have Been A Part Of It.