One of the most surprising aspects of pre-Code films — films made prior to the enforcement of Hollywood’s self-censoring “Production Code”— is the great social and sexual license granted to the female characters (and accepted by audiences). The loss of which, along with the not-coincidental loss of female writing talent, was a cinematic tragedy that helped solidify a backlash of sexual and gender conformity. This September, AFS revisits this Hollywood Valhalla with the likes of Mae West, Miriam