Mae West was a Hollywood legend who was also a symbol of the modern woman: free, in charge of her destiny, not shy about her sexuality and, most important, not tethered to any one man. But Mae ...

In 1933’s I’m No Angel, the second of two pre-Code movies that she wrote as well as starred in, the voracious and voluptuous Mae West plays Tira, a sideshow dancer who accumulates fame—and men—with ...

Then again, it was part of Mae West's brand to be forever free. By the 1930s, West was a top box-office star in Hollywood. More than that, she was a symbol — not just of sex (although she was ...