"In 1919, the year before the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote was ratified, "America's Sweetheart" Mary Pickford co-founded United Artists, a studio that continues producing films 100 years later.
Despite efforts and contributions of women like Pickford, Hollywood has remained largely male-dominated. However off-screen, women have continued to fight for equal pay, challenge "casting couch" policies and make advancements in male-dominated behind-the-scenes jobs, blazing trails for the women who follow. Onscreen, actresses have portrayed real-life women who fight for causes and women who have impacted the world, as well as fictional women who inspire and generate laughter, tears and sisterhood"
