John Golden Quotes
There will never be any really great women writers in the theatre, because women do not know as much as men.
Golden was one of the leading theater producers of the 1920s and 1930s. There is even a theater on Broadway named after him. This statement reflects a common attitude of the late 1930s of even many educated people. A few like Eleanor Roosevelt saw such a statement for what it was—ridiculous and responded publicly – {636785} . Note that for many years, this was a self-fulfilling statement. Producers like Golden thought women could not be great playwrights and therefore would never produce a play authored by a woman. Then others would use the fact that there were no even good plays that were written by female authors as evidence of the act that women could not be great playwrights.
John Golden, ~1900-?, Theater Impresario & Producer, Statement quoted in, Eleanor Roosevelt column, My Day, March 6, 1937
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She was responding to one of the leading theater impresarios of the time who stated that women could not be great playwrights—see {636787}.
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- Born: June 27, 1874
- Died: June 17, 1955
- Nationality: American
- Profession: Actor, Songwriter, Author Theatrical Producer
John Lionel Golden was an American actor, songwriter, author, and theatrical producer. As a songwriter, he is best-known as lyricist for "Poor Butterfly" (1916). He produced many Broadway shows and four films.
