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The pre-code Hollywood film THE OFFICE WIFE (1930) features a butch female reporter named Kate (Blanche Friderici). Kate may be a minor character, but she is a surprisingly progressive one (for the period) – despite the usual stereotypes used to hint at her queerness: A tweed blazer, a men’s fedora, a monocle and a cigar. She talks shop with her boss, he seems to respect her as a peer and sends her off on assignment like one of the boys. Kate may be a stereotype, but she is depicted as a modern
15 ago 2023
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