How Bette Davis Can Work For YOU.

Hey.

When's the last time you watched a movie with two women in it, both with proper names, who talk to one another about something other than a man? This is the Bechdel Test, turned up a notch.

A couple weeks ago I watched Now, Voyager for the first time. You know how there have been oodles of studies to prove that reading women's magazines kills your self esteem? Well, watching movies with Katharine Hepburn and Bette Davis does the exact opposite. I swear, some of those films even raise your IQ points.

Do you know anything about Katharine Hepburn? If not, you should. She wasn't someone who'd sit around mopin' over some fella, I can tell you that. If there's one thing that never fails to light a fire under your ass, it's read the autobiography of a lady who manned up* and decided to become the Awesomest Movie Star Ever. My jaw drops every time I learn more about the dames of the 30s and 40s. The kind that got the cutting lines, looked stunning, had voices that did not apologize, portrayed complex women, and looked like they were having a blast while doing all the above.

THUS!- if you're feeling blue, or just feel frustrated about Irin Carmon's latest case on Jezebel against stupid sexism in music, citing Ellen Willis, check out Now, Voyager or All About Eve or The Philadelphia Story.

* This is meant ironically.