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Bessie Mae Kelley is one of the earliest known women to hand-draw and direct animated films. This is the story of how her story was brought back to life nearly a century later.
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She even billed herself as "the only woman animator" on these tours. Yet much of Kelley's story and work was lost to the pages of her own journals and left undocumented — until now.
Bessie Mae Kelley is one of the earliest known women to hand-draw and direct animated films. This is the story of how her story was brought back to life nearly a century later.