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When women invented television : the untold story of the female powerhouses who pioneered the way we watch today / Jennifer Keishin Armstrong.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062973306
- ISBN: 0062973304
- Physical Description: xviii, 333 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
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| Genre: | Informational works. |
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- 9 of 9 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Kansas City Public Library | 920 ARMSTRONG 2021 (Text) | 0001002439691 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cape Girardeau Public Library | 791.45 ARM (Text) | 33042004743889 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Caruthersville Public Library | 791.4509 ARM (Text) | 38417100533589 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Cedar County - El Dorado Springs | 791.45 ARM (Text) | 3482700066402 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Cedar County - Stockton | 791.45 ARM (Text) | 3482700075589 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Little Dixie - Main Library - Moberly | 791.45092 ARMSTRONG (Text) | 2004528400 | Non-Fiction Shelves | Available | - |
| Scenic Regional-Union | 791.4509 ARM (Text) | 3007318998 | NonFiction | Available | - |
| Scenic Regional-Warrenton | 791.4509 ARM (Text) | 3007319005 | NonFiction | Available | - |
| Trails Regional-Corder | 791.45 ARM (Text) | 2205051028 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
