Invisible stars : a social history of women in American broadcasting
Donna L. Halper (Author)
Invisible Stars was the first book to recognize that women have always played an important part in American electronic media. The emphasis is on social history, as the author skillfully explains how the changing role of women in different eras influenced their participation in broadcasting. This is not just the story of radio stars or broadcast journalists, but a social history of women both on and off the air. Beginning in the early 1920s with the emergence of radio, the book chronicles the ambivalence toward women in broadcasting during the 1930s and 1940s, the gradual change in status of wo
eBook, English, 2015
Second edition
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, London, 2015