When Women Invented Television
The Untold Story of the Female Powerhouses Who Pioneered the Way We Watch Today
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: xviii, 333 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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.
Contents:
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.
Subjects:
Phillips, Irna, 1901-1973.
Berg, Gertrude, 1899-1966.
Scott, Hazel.
White, Betty, 1922-2021.
Television and women -- History.
Women in television broadcasting -- History.
Women in television broadcasting -- United States -- Biography.
Phillips, Irna, 1901-1973.
Berg, Gertrude, 1899-1966.
Scott, Hazel.
White, Betty, 1922-2021.
Television and women -- History.
Women in television broadcasting -- History.
Women in television broadcasting -- United States -- Biography.
ISBN:
9780062973306
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
PERFORMING ARTS Television Arm | Main (Downtown) | Second Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references and index.