Editing Barbara Stanwyck (section)

===Political views===
A conservative [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]], Stanwyck opposed the presidency of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]. She felt that if someone from her disadvantaged background had risen to success, others should be able to prosper without government intervention or assistance.<ref name="WilsonVictoria">Wilson 2013, p. 266.</ref> For Stanwyck, "hard work with the prospect of rich reward was the American way." She became an early member of the [[Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals]] (MPA) after its founding in 1944. The mission of this group was to "combat&nbsp;... subversive methods [used in the industry] to undermine and change the American way of life."<ref>Ross 2011, p. 108.</ref><ref>Wilson 2013, p. 858.</ref> It opposed communist influences in Hollywood. She publicly supported the investigations of the [[House Un-American Activities Committee]], and her husband Robert Taylor testified as a friendly witness.<ref>Frost 2011, p. 127.</ref> Stanwyck supported [[Thomas E. Dewey]] in the 1944 and 1948 United States presidential elections.<ref>DEWEY FETED BY CECIL B. DEMILLE; Strange Things Going on At Los Angeles; The Argus, September 25, 1944</ref><ref name=Thomas>{{cite news| last1=Thomas| first1=Bob| date=October 24, 1948| title=Hollywood Is Pitching Into Political Race| newspaper=[[Sarasota Herald-Tribune]]| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19481024&id=hyIhAAAAIBAJ&pg=3687,1753456| access-date=August 27, 2015}}</ref>

A fan of [[Objectivism|Objectivist]] author [[Ayn Rand]], Stanwyck persuaded [[Warner Bros]]. head [[Jack L. Warner]] to purchase the rights to ''[[The Fountainhead]]'' before it became a bestseller, and she wrote to Rand of her admiration of ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]''.<ref name="WilsonVictoria"/><ref>Peikoff 1997, pp. 403, 497.</ref>