(Image description: Two close up black and white picture of Hattie McDaniel, a fat, African American women. In the first picture she is smiling and wearing a white blouse with a cameo brooch. In the second picture she is also smiling and dressed in a formal outfit decorated with flowers. End image description.)
This blog is for women like Hattie McDaniel—a woman who won an Oscar and worked in over 300 films, but is still merely a second thought when you think “Classic Hollywood Actresses”.