"A meticulous and probing institutional history attuned to the hierarchies of gender. Cooper identifies a set of truly significant questions regarding the early access of women to directorial positions in silent cinema and the abrupt curtailment of that access."–Diane Negra, author of Off-White Hollywood: American Culture and Ethnic Female Stardom
"Deftly illuminates the intended and unintended consequences of institutional formation, change, and decision making at the dawn of the classical Hollywood studio system."–
The Journal of American History