June Cleaver was a feminist! : reconsidering the female characters of early television / Cary O'Dell ; foreword by Yvonne Craig.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Dell, Cary, 1968-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women on television.

Situation comedies (Television programs)--United States.

Situation comedies (Television programs).

United States.

Physical Description:

vi, 238 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2013]

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.

Contents:

"Introduction: "I'll be your mirror"

"Here, there and everywhere": the 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 "magi-com" and the women who dominated it

"She works hard for the money": television'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."

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-228) and index.

ISBN:

9780786471775

0786471778

OCLC:

841557786