- Was paid 10 dollars a hour under D.W. Griffith when most Biograph actors were being paid 5
- Sold liberty bonds during World War 1 and made fundraising speeches
- Appeared in 51 movies in 1909
- Leftover liberty bonds went on to create the Motion Picture Relief Fund which helped financially needy actors, becoming its vice president
- Asked for pay raises from "Hearts Adrift" (1914) based on the reviews and profits
- Conceived of the Payroll Pledge Fund that offered a payroll deduction plan to studio crew members who donated one half of one percent to the MPRF
- Had a deal with Adolph Zukor that allowed her authority over the production of her films
- Helped create United Artists with Charlie Chaplin, D.W. Griffith and husband Douglas Fairbanks
- Continued to produce after her retirement from acting
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