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June Cleaver was a feminist! : reconsidering the female characters of early television

Title
June Cleaver was a feminist! : reconsidering the female characters of early television / Cary O'Dell ; foreword by Yvonne Craig.
Author
O'Dell, Cary, 1968-
Publication
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2013]

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Subject
  • Women on television
  • Situation comedies (Television programs) > United States
Note
  • "Introduction: "I'll be your mirror" -- "Here, there and everywhere" : televisions's big picture -- "Mama said" : television's wives and moms -- "She's a rebel" : Lucy and her kind -- "Bewitched, bothered and bewildered" : the rise of the "magicom" and the women who dominated it -- "She works hard for the money" : TV's women at work -- "Sisters are doin' it for themselves" : single in the city -- "Femme fatale" : television's secret agents and super heroines -- "Voices carry" : a conclusion -- Appendix- the myths of a medium."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Call Number
MWGS 13-4643
ISBN
  • 9780786471775 (softcover : alk. paper)
  • 0786471778 (softcover : alk. paper)
LCCN
2013014207
OCLC
YBP 2013014207
Author
O'Dell, Cary, 1968-
Title
June Cleaver was a feminist! : reconsidering the female characters of early television / Cary O'Dell ; foreword by Yvonne Craig.
Publisher
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2013]
Description
vi, 238 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary
"Long dismissed as ciphers, sycophants and Stepford Wives, a more careful assessment of how women were portrayed on primetime television during the 1950s through the 1980s, reveals the opposite. From smart, savvy wives and resilient mothers to talented working women to crimebusters and even criminals, American women on television were diverse, empowered, individualistic, and capable"--Provided by publisher.
Research Call Number
MWGS 13-4643
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