Great question. RT@reelgrrls: How has there been no film about Harriet Tubman yet?? #FilmHerStory pic.twitter.com/go6gcIqcQB
— Istahil Ibrahim (@istahil88) March 3, 2015
Are you, like me, sent into a tailspin of confusion and rage whenever you realize there hasn’t been a major film chronicling the life and accomplishments of Harriet Tubman yet? Then I’ve got some good and bad news for you, friend. The bad news is that Hollywood hasn’t gotten its shizz together enough yet to provide us with such a film. The good news is that the hashtag #FilmHerStory is shining a light on a ton of amazing women whose stories deserve to be told to the masses. Considering tomorrow is International Women’s Day and this entire month is Women’s History Month, it seems only fitting to spend the weekend thinking about women’s stories. (And every month.) (And every day.)
Marsha P. Johnson. Trans activist. AIDS activist. #FilmHerStory #BlackTransLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/XPqmQg421G — Kie.ran (@danblackroyd) March 4, 2015
Pauli Murray was trans, the 1st black woman ordained Episcopal Minister & bestfriends with a 1st lady. #FilmHerStory pic.twitter.com/QsRa14mqgI
— Charley (@CharleyMacorn) March 6, 2015
Maud Wagner #FilmHerStory first well known female tattooist in the US #WomensHistoryMonth pic.twitter.com/mAwXTtRMYC — Omar S Khodeir (@khodeirpedia) March 6, 2015
Margaret Hamilton developed the field of “software engineering” at NASA, saved Apollo 11 moon landing #FilmHerStory pic.twitter.com/OwP0VgUobd
— Parker Higgins (@xor) March 6, 2015
Ching Shih: biggest pirate of all time with 80,000 people under her #FilmHerStory pic.twitter.com/dmfa1jgQbM — Christopher Phillips (@byChrisPhillips) March 5, 2015
Artist Mary Blair joined Walt Disney Studios in the 40s, helped create its most memorable properties. #FilmHerStory pic.twitter.com/1t0CYSWnTX
— Carly Milne (@ItBeCarly) March 6, 2015
#MaryPickford Founded the Academy. Revolutionized Hollywood. So much more than “America’s Sweetheart” #FilmHerStory pic.twitter.com/dpIpibjxyr — Shaula Evans (@ShaulaEvans) March 5, 2015
#FilmHerStory Nina Mae McKinney known as “Black Garbo” 1st Blk actress w/major film contract http://t.co/DUT89qdONL pic.twitter.com/3Eqa4mxn57
— Starfishncoffee (@starfishncoffee) March 4, 2015
#FilmHerStory | The Pink Sari Women in India. A sisterhood of vigilantes fighting against violence towards women. pic.twitter.com/Scn75cpXiP — HeatherG (@H2theG) March 4, 2015
Countess Markievicz. Rebel. Humanist. Suffragette. “I do wish your lot had the decency to shoot me” #filmherstory pic.twitter.com/rXAs4K6QdS
— Lydia Mulvey (@LydiaMulvey) March 5, 2015
Ada Lovelace, the founder of scientific computing. You wouldn’t know who Steve Jobs was without her. #FilmHerStory pic.twitter.com/QBnsn3lHMm — Caitlin Sparks (@daretoB_real) March 5, 2015
#StagecoachMaryFields fought off a wolf pack alone at night by oil lamp w/ her overturned cart as cover #FilmHerStory pic.twitter.com/MwWRDfpfml
— NeilBryant (@NeilEBryant) March 3, 2015
It’s Women’s History Month 2015 #FilmHerStory #AngelaDavis pic.twitter.com/Pt0zeb2xAv — Cat Cooper (@catrincooper) March 3, 2015
This, of course, is just a small sampling, but I’m upset that each and every one of these doesn’t already have a movie. Or a miniseries. Or a TV show. Hit the comments and tell us about amazing women who you’d most like to see portrayed onscreen. Personally, I want a Rita Hayworth biopic that delves into all of the active whitewashing they did on her actual body while trying to make her a star.
(via Pajiba)
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