Invisible stars : a social history of women in American broadcasting / Donna L. Halper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Halper, Donna L.

Series:

Media, communication, and culture in America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women in the broadcasting industry--United States.

Women in the broadcasting industry.

United States.

Physical Description:

viii, 331 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, [2001]

Summary:

Although much of American broadcasting in its early years was an exclusively white male preserve, broadcast historian Donna Halper documents the countless contributions made by women in the field. This artful social history brings the lives and work of the women of broadcasting to their proper prominence.

Contents:

1 The Early 1920s: The Radio Adventure Begins 10

2 The Late 1920s: A Time of Contradictions 22

3 The 1930s: The Women Behind the Men 51

4 The 1940s: Visible for a While 95

5 The 1950s: Forward into the Past 143

6 The 1960s and 1970s: And When It Changed 182

7 And Now What? The Rest of the Story 230.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-304) and index.

ISBN:

0765605813

OCLC:

45172845