#WomanEmpowermentWednesday #SayTheirNames #SilentFilmEdition Ruth Roland

• Was the youngest student at Hollywood High School in 1904/5 and the first homegrown child actress at the school
• Replaced Gene Gauntier as Kalem Studio's new "Kalem Girl"
• Appeared in more 200 films between 1909 and 1927
• Became overseer of "Kalem House" where the studio's actors lived
• Left Kalem Studios for Balboa in 1914 for a three-year contract
• Established her own production company, Ruth Roland Serials, which signed a distribution deal with Pathé, the French film equipment and production company, to make seven successful multi-episode serials
• Left the industry in the '30s and returned to the theater, although making one more film appearance in 1936