Braitman “has done prodigious research…this book is a valuable addition to any reference bookshelf and a significant story about women’s place in society during the early 20^th century.” Leonard Maltin, New and Notable, June 29, 2021.

“Braitman has done a wonderful job… fascinating to read… [uses] the opportunity to correct the record in many instances, and in doing so establishes her own authority.”

Carl Rollyson, Editor

Hollywood Legends Series, University Press of Mississippi

Both women’s history and film buffs will be fascinated by Braitman’s account.” Publisher’s Weekly, July 31, 2020

“…is significant in its discussions of women’s contributions to American politics and the moving picture industry…Braitman’s book is a significant piece of scholarship…[and regarding Koverman’s role in American political and cultural history], ‘in fact, thoroughly establish this larger context’…[as she] details Koverman’s central position in the Hollywood industry.” Katherine A. Johnson, Quarterly Review of Film and Video, January 24, 2022

What a great book for anyone who loves reading about the business and backrooms of Hollywood cinema. Part political history, part movie history…a very ambitious and readable journey through the life of Ida Koverman…the story of a strong and intelligent woman working in a male dominated industry, and succeeding there. The book is history and Hollywood rolled up in a biography well worth reading.

Bruce Shapiro, Ph.D., Theater Arts, February 2022

She Damn Near Ran the Studio “…is essential reading for scholars interested in Hollywood history, women in Hollywood, and women in politics.”

Camille Mc Cutcheon, Journal of American Culture, March 2022

“..is a phenomenal read, chronicling the life of Ida Koverman and her successes during Hollywood’s Golden Era!”

Adriana Trigiani podcast November 29, 2020

“Thoroughly researched…writing is engaging…offers lots of great observations about the studio system and Mayer and Koverman’s functions within it.”

Rachel Stetcher, Out of the Past website, September 15, 2021

"...everything a biography should be: a deeply researched and highly readable account of an influential woman, situated within the political and cultural trends of her locale, region and nation...goes where no historian has gone before, and she inserts many anecdotes and quotations that make the book lively reading."

Emily L. Rader, Professor Emerita

El Camino College

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