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June Cleaver Was a Feminist!: Reconsidering the Female Characters of Early Television
Author(s): Cary O’Dell (Author)
- Publisher: McFarland & Co
- Publication Date: 5 Jan. 2013
- Edition: Illustrated
- Language: English
- Print length: 244 pages
- ISBN-10: 0786471778
- ISBN-13: 9780786471775
Book 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.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“O’Dell has clearly done his homework”―Communication Booknotes Quarterly.
About the Author
Cary O’Dell is with the film, video and recorded sound division of the Library of Congress. He has worked as an archivist for the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago and for the Library of American Broadcasting at the University of Maryland. He lives in Culpeper, Virginia.
