Synopses & Reviews
Enduring ValueS≪/i> offers a critical examination of 20th century treatments of women in several mass media areas including music, film, and television. This volume is unique in its wide coverage of various media forms and of the corresponding images of women within the respective areas. from the Preface
About the Author
JUNE SOCHEN is Professor of History at Northeastern Illinois University.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Trapped by Love
Covert and Overt Resisters: Women Writers as Challengers
Filmic Images of Women
Women Movie Stars as Role Models
Bawdy Women Entertainers: From Burlesque to Pop Concert Halls
Women Comics: From Music Halls to Television
Adventurers: An Atypical Form
Where You Lead, I Will Follow: Women in Pop Music
Women in Sports
Women Stars of the 1980s
Selected Bibliography
Index