Women and the press : the struggle for equality / Patricia Bradley ; foreword by Gail Collins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bradley, Patricia, 1941-

Series:

Visions of the American press

Medill school of journalism, visions of the American press

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women in journalism--United States--History.

Women in journalism.

History.

United States.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 355 pages ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Evanston, Ill. : Northwestern University Press, 2005.

Summary:

When Abigail Adams made her famous plea to John Adams to "remember the ladies," the role of advocacy on behalf of U.S. gender equality began its rocky and as yet uncompleted journey. In Women and the Press, Patricia Bradley examines the tensions that have arisen over the course of this journey as they relate to women in journalism. From their first entrance into the commercial press as sentimental writers to the present day, the call for gender equality has had special meaning for female journalists. Is there a role, a responsibility, for advocacy, even subversion, in a newsroom setting? This is an account of how women in journalism sought to integrate the need for gender equality with the realities of the journalistic workplace.

Contents:

1 "Are Not Women Born as Free as Men?" 1

2 The Rise of the Professional Writer 19

3 The Legacy of Reform 41

4 The Strains on Sisterhood 67

5 Domesticity and All Its Imperatives 89

6 Negotiating the Newsroom 115

7 Negotiating the Nation 149

8 Finding a Place 183

9 The Second Wave 223

10 Making a Difference 253.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-329) and index.

ISBN:

0810123134

OCLC:

60856097