When women invented television : the untold story of the female powerhouses who pioneered the way we watch today / Jennifer Keishin Armstrong.
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TextPublisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]Edition: First editionDescription: xviii, 333 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780062973306
- 0062973304
- 791.45092/2Â BÂ 23
- PN1992.55.A2Â A76 2021
- PN1992.8.W65Â A76 2021
| Item type | Current library | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Iola Public Library Adult Non-Fiction | Iola Public Library | Adult Books | 791.45 Armstrong, Jennifer (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34311002887116 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Bold claims -- Yoo-hoo, Gertrude Berg! -- Predicament, villainy, and female suffering -- Women's realm -- A holy terror -- One of us -- What are you going to do about your girl? -- Aren't you ashamed? -- A note of sadness -- Dramatic pause -- Black and white and red -- The scourge of 1955 -- The world turns.
The best-selling author of Seinfeldia documents the lesser-known story of how four trailblazing women from the radio era, including Irna Phillips, Gertrude Berg, Hazel Scott and Betty White, helped establish the foundation of the modern television industry.
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