Reel Knockouts: Violent Women in Film - Martha McCaughey, Neal King - Google Books

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When Thelma and Louise outfought the men who had tormented them, women across America discovered what male fans of action movies have long known—the empowering rush of movie violence. Yet the duo's escapades also provoked censure across a wide range of…