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Daughter of Daring
Daughter of Daring: The Trick-Riding, Train-Leaping, Road-Racing Life of Helen Gibson, Hollywoods First Stuntwoman | Mallory O'Meara
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From Los Angeles Times bestselling author Mallory O'Meara, the exhilarating story of America's first professional stuntwoman, Helen Gibson, who worked during a time when women ruled Hollywood Helen Gibson was willing to do anything to give audiences a thrill. Advertised as The Most Daring Actress in Pictures, Helen emerged in the early days of the twentieth-century silent film scene as a rodeo rider, producer, performer and stunt double for iconic stars of the era. Her exploits were as dangerous as they were glamorous, featured in hundreds of films and serialsyet her legacy was quickly overshadowed by the increasingly hypermasculine and male-dominated evolution of action films in the decades that would follow her. In this fast-paced and feminist biography, award-winning author Mallory O'Meara presents Helens life and career in exhilarating detail, including: Helens rise to fame in The Hazards of Helen, the longest-running serial in history How Helen became the first-ever stuntwoman in American film The pivotal and overlooked role of Helens contemporariesincluding female directors, stars and stuntwomen who shaped the making of narrative film. Through the page-turning story of Helens pioneering legacy, Mallory O'Meara gives readers a glimpse of the Golden Age of Hollywood that could have been: an industry where women call the shots.
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Aims42
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Themes: Easily digestible Non-Fiction, Women kicking a$$ and taking names, Hollywood History

I love Mallory O‘Meara‘s books so much!! I recently told a friend that this is a non-fiction book but told in a “Can you believe it?!” sort of way. O‘Meara‘s voice is that perfect combination of fact and sass. I highly recommend this, even if stuntwomen or Hollywood isn‘t your jam, you‘ll learn so much without even realizing it!

TieDyeDude My local bookstore's distributor has this on back order 😭 Good review, can't wait to read it! 6d
Aims42 @TieDyeDude Bummer!! It‘ll be worth the wait though!!! 6d
peanutnine Loved this one! I like the photos you included! Helen was a badass 6d
Aims42 @peanutnine She really, truly was! 🤩🙌 6d
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Hubby is having a guy‘s video game night in our living room, so I‘m enjoying some Antiques Roadshow and a great book upstairs!

dabbe I love ANTIQUES ROADSHOW!!!! 🤩 7d
Leftcoastzen Yay , Antiques Roadshow 7d
Aims42 @dabbe @Leftcoastzen it‘s the best! Definitely in my Top 5 Comfort Shows 🥰 6d
dabbe @Aims42 I've youtubed their most spectacular finds many times--if you ever just want a 10-minute clip! 🤩 6d
Aims42 @dabbe I will check that out, that sounds amazing! 🥳😍 6d
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"Funny how [censorship] boards wanted to protect women's sensibilities, but ended up stripping them of agency."

And still the guise of protecting people is often used to then suppress them... History is a lesson

Clare-Dragonfly Hmm, what a surprise. 🤔🤔🙄🤬 3w
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You bet your corset they did!

Ruthiella 👍👍👍 3w
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"When talking about progress, people usually look to the future. This book looks to the past."

Such an amazing eye-opening account of the history of Hollywood & the huge role women played in its start. It follows the path of Helen Gibson, the first Hollywood stuntwoman in the 1910s, beginning with her involvement in rodeo & through her rise as a serial queen.
O'Meara brilliantly combines biography, history & humor, making this story easy to love

Aims42 I love her books so much! Her subjects are always fascinating and I love her writing style. I‘ve got this one on my TBR Mountain 😁👍 3w
TieDyeDude She is an excellent writer! I can't wait to dig into this 😁 3w
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