In the early 1900s women directors and screenwriters made films of all genres: drama, action, art and social commentary.
Their films touched on complex social issues such as sexual harassment, racism, and gender and class inequities.
Film pioneer, Lois Weber compared her films to a newspaper editorial page or a Sunday sermon.
After World War I, the film industry became a lucrative business from which women were excluded and essentially forgotten.
Today we remember these visionaries of the 20th century.
