HAPPO: Why Ida Lupino Inspires a PR Student
For today’s HAPPO initiative, I asked Lindsay Worek, a student at Towson University whom I was very impressed by, to guest post on what inspires her and her career choice. She decided to write about film pioneer Ida Lupino. Read on to see why.
A pioneer is “someone who ventures into the unknown or unclaimed territory to settle” or “someone who opens up new areas of thought, research or development.” Ida Lupino (image: cosmorochester2′s Flickrstream, Creative Commons) is my inspirational pioneer figure.
Lupino was one of the first American female film directors. Not only was she unique in the industry because she was a female, but because her films were extremely controversial for the time period (1940s-1950s). Her films addressed issues such as rape, marital infidelity, pregnancy before marriage, murder, disability and maternal pressure on a daughter to succeed.
Filed under Career, Guest Posts, Public Relations | Tags: #HAPPO, ida lupino, job hunting, lindsay worek | Comment (1)Lupino is a role model for professionals: she took risks, she took initiative and she wasn’t afraid to be controversial.
