| Edition |
First edition |
| ISBN |
9780062973306 (hardcover) |
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0062973304 (hardcover) |
| Descript |
xviii, 333 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Content |
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 |
| Summary |
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 |
| Note |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Television and women -- History
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Women in television broadcasting -- History
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Women in television broadcasting -- United States -- Biography
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Phillips, Irna, 1901-1973
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Berg, Gertrude, 1899-1966
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Scott, Hazel
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White, Betty, 1922-
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