Wicked Witch of the West: The Enduring Legacy of a Feminist Icon by author Lona Bailey

💚Praises for Wicked Witch of the West: The Enduring Legacy of a Feminist Icon by author Lona Bailey.

🩷I was absolutely in shock and at awe reading about the life of these women, what they went through as actresses and struggling as women and mothers in their society (generation). From the very first appearance of The Wivked Witch portraited by Margaret Hamilton to the modern versions of Wicked. Women associated with witches in our history is not a story that starts with this iconic character or book/movie but it's a value and denegration that it's still imprinted in modern life. Enduring is no doubt the key word.

👉😱Did you know the green ink covering Margaret Hamilton was poisonous and they didn't allow other to take it off until the recording was done?

Thank you so much @bookinfluencerscom and @bloomsburybooksus for this copy it's absolutely an amazing well researched book.

Get book here

4 stars

This was such an insightful and amazing read. I had knowledge of some facts, like that the copper in the ink that covered the actress was poisonous, but I had no idea they didn't let her take the makeup, and the director insisted that she did a fire scene without instructions, which resulted in burns of severe degree... and no one checked out how she was doing at the hospital. It infuriates us how human beings thought these were "normal" procedures. Even today, I was told that "it's normal" I should get over it. No...

I will continue to recommend this book. We get access to information and facts not only of their lives as mothers, single mom (daily life), but also as actresses. There are aspects of the writing style I don't care for, maybe because I don't quite understand the TikTok generation, but I focused on what enriched me.

#Wicked #wickedwitchofthewest #BloomsburyAcademic @BloomsburyAcademic @BloomsburyAcad

also: @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social