June Cleaver Was a Feminist! : Reconsidering the Female Characters of Early Television

O'Dell, Cary

McFarland & Co Inc（2013/05発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 244 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780786471775
• DDC分類 791.450730

Full Description

Long dismissed as ciphers, sycophants and "Stepford Wives," women characters of primetime television during the 1950s through the 1980s are overdue for this careful reassessment. From smart, savvy wives and resilient mothers (including the much-maligned June Cleaver and Donna Reed) to talented working women (long before the debut of "Mary Tyler Moore") to crimebusters and even criminals, American women on television emerge as a diverse, empowered, individualistic, and capable lot, highly worthy of emulation and appreciation.

Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments  vi

Foreword by Yvonne Craig  1

Introduction—"I'll Be Your Mirror"  3

1. "Here, There and Everywhere": Television's Big Picture  11

2. "Mama Said": Television's Wives and Moms  23

3. "She's a Rebel": Lucy and Her Kind  73

4. "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered": The Rise of the "Magicom" and the Women Who Dominated It  88

5. "She Works Hard for the Money": TV's Women at Work  98

6. "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves": Single in the City  162

7. "Femme Fatale": Television's Secret Agents and Super Heroines  176

8. "Voices Carry": A Conclusion  204

Appendix—The Myths of a Medium  207

Chapter Notes  213

Bibliography  224

Index  229