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With actress Pam Grier's breakthroughs in Coffy and Foxy Brown, women entered action, science fiction, westerns and martial arts films. This volume contains a critical analysis and study of the female hero in popular film from 1970 to 2005. It examines 5 female archetypes: the dominatrix, the Amazon, the daughter, the mother and the rapeavenger.