Product Description

From thought-provoking trends to entertaining trivia, this delightfully illustrated A–Z encyclopedia covers it all: Gracie Allen, Ally McBeal, Asian women, black sitcoms, cable TV, the Emmys, tabloid and talk shows, older women on television, Penny Marshall, Our Miss Brooks, Jane Pauley, soap operas, Jamie Tarses, That Girl, Oprah Winfrey, and more.

Although limited to the role of women in and on television, Women and American Television is notable for unearthing the more obscure personalities and programs not covered by other television encyclopedias. Includes cross references, bibliography, helpful appendixes, and a subject index.

Customer Reviews (2)

Disappointed
Sorry, but a book about women and television that doesn't have extensive sections devoted to soap operas cannot claim to be an encyclopedia.Very disappointed.

A core addition to television history collections.
Women And American Television: An Encyclopedia is a comprehensive reference of more than 400 entries on the individuals, programs, media innovations, and broad topics concerning women's involvement in front of,and behind, the television camera. The A to Z format covers specificindividuals, television programs, and entities from Gracie Allen to AlleyMcBeal, Penny Marshall to Jane Pauley, Lucille Ball to Mary Tyler Moore,Our Miss Brooks to Oprah Winfrey. Women And American Television is enhancedwith numerous sidebar articles on a range of topics including Asian Women,Buddy Characters, Fifties Moms, Older Women on Television, Rural Women,Screwball Wives, and more. Women And American Television covers the moreobscure personalities and programs omitted from lesser televisionencyclopedias and includes a substantial bibliography, several appendixes,and a comprehensive subject index. Women And American Television is anessential, core addition to any personal, academic, public or professionallibrary television history and reference collection. ... Read more