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Women in Broadcasting Bibliography
BOOKS
Beasley, Maurine and Sheila Silver. Women in Media: A Documentary Source Book. Washington, D. C.: Women’s Institute for Freedom of the Press, 1977.
Comstock, George and Steven Chafee, Natan Katzman and others. Television and Human Behavior. New York: Columbia University Press, 1978.
Dickerson, Nancy. Among Those Present, A Reporter’s View of 25 Years in Washington. New York: Random House, 1976.
Epstein, Helen. “Women on the Air.” p. 140 in Survey of Broadcast Journalism 1970-1971 - A State of Siege. New York: Alfred A. du Pont/ Columbia University Press, 1971.
Fins, Alice. Women in Communications. Skokie: National Textbook Company, 1979.
Gelfman, Judith S. Women in Television News. New York: Columbia University Press, 1976.
Isber, Caroline and Muriel Cantor. Report of the Task Force on Women in Public Broadcasting. Washington, D. C.: Corporation for Public Broadcasting, 1975.
Pearl, Minnie and Joan Dew. Minnie Pearl, An Autobiography. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1980.
Signorielli, Nancy. Role Portrayal and Stereotyping on Television: An Annotated Bibliography of Studies Relating to Women, Minorities, Aging, Sexual Behavior, Health and Handicaps. Westport: Greenwood Press. 1985.
Torre, Marie. Don’t Quote Me. New York: Doubleday & Company, 1965.
Tuchman, Gaye, Arlene Kaplan Daniels, and James Benet, (eds.). Hearth and Home: Images of Women in the Mass Media. New York: Oxford University Press, 1978.
Walters, Barbara. How to Talk With Practically Anybody About Practically Anything. New York: Doubleday & Company, 1970.
U. S. Commission on Civil Rights. Window Dressing On the Set: Women and Minorities in Television. 1977.
ARTICLES
Baxter, Leslie A. and Stuart J. Kaplan. “Context Factors in the Analysis of Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior on Prime Time Television.” Journal of Broadcasting, Winter 1983, p. 25.Broadcasting & Cable. "Women's Work Still Excludes Top Jobs." August 3, 1998. Volume 128., No. 32. pp. 22-27
Butsch, Richard and Lynda M. Glennon. “Social Class: Frequency Trends in Domestic Situation Comedy, 1946-1978.” Journal of Broadcasting, Winter 1983, p. 77.
Dominick, Joseph R. and Gail E. Rauch. “The Image of Women in Network TV Commercials.” Journal of Broadcasting, Summer 1972, p. 259.
Elwood, Virginia. "A Preliminary Bibliography: Images of Women in the Media, 1971-1976." Journalism History, Vol. 3, No. 4, Winter 1976-1977. pp. 121-123.
Epstein, Helen. “Women on the Air.” Survey of Broadcast Journalism, 1970-1971, ed. Marion Barrett. pp. 140-148.
Harwood, Kenneth. "Employment Opportunity for Women in Cable, Radio and Television." Feedback, Vol. 34, No. 3, Summer, 1993.
Haskell, Deborah. “The Depiction of Women in Leading Roles in Prime-Time Television.” Journal of Broadcasting, Spring 1979, p. 191.
Heinz, Catharine. "Women Radio Pioneers." Journal of Popular Culture, Fall, 1978.
Hoslely, David H. “As Good As Any Of Us: American female radio correspondents in Europe, 1938-1941.” Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol. 2, No. 2, 1982.
Kroeger, Albert R. "Women in the Man's World of TV." Television, July 1961, Vol. 18, No. 7, pp. 40-42, 65-70.
McNeil, Jean C. “Feminism, Femininity, and Television Series: A Content Analysis.” Journal of Broadcasting, Summer 1975, p. 259. See also “Imagery of Women in TV Drama: some Procedural and Interpretative Issues,” pp. 283-288 and “Whose Values?”, pp. 295-296.
Miller, M. Mark and Byron Reeves. “Dramatic TV Content and Children’s Sex-Role Stereotypes.” Journal of Broadcasting, Winter 1976, p. 35.
Papper, Bob and Michael Gerhard. "Moving Forward, Falling Back." RTNDA Communicator. October 1997. pp. 25030.
Seggar, John F. “Imagery of Women in Television Drama: 1974.” Journal of Broadcasting, Summer 1975, p. 273. See also “Women’s Imagery on TV: Feminist, Fair Maiden, or Maid? Comments on McNeil.” p. 289.
Seggar, John F. “Television’s Portrayal of Minorities and Women 1971-1975.” Journal of Broadcasting, Fall 1977, p. 435.
Seggar, John F., Jeffrey K. Hafen, and Helena Hannonen-Gladden. “Television’s Portrayals of Minorities and Women in Drama and Comedy Drama, 1971-1980.” Journal of Broadcasting, Summer 1981, p. 277.
Seggar, John F. and Penny Wheeler. “World of Work on TV: Ethnic and Sex Representation in Television Drama.” Journal of Broadcasting, Spring 1972, p. 201.
Signorielli, Nancy. “Marital Status in Television Drama: A Case of Reduced Options.” Journal of Broadcasting, Spring 1982, p. 585.
Singleton, Loy A. and Stephanie L. Cook. “Television Network News Reporting by Female Correspondents: An Update.” Journal of Broadcasting, Winter 1982, p.487.
Sponsor Magazine. "Housewives by the Millions." December 21, 1964, pp. 27-41.
Steenland, Sally. "Women and Television in the Eighties." Television Quarterly, 1990, Volume 24, No. 3. pp. 53-60.
Stocking, S. Holly, Barry S. Sapolsky, and Dolf Zillman. “Sex Discrimination in Prime-Time Humor.” Journal of Broadcasting, Fall 1977, p. 447.
Vande Berg, Leah R. and Diane Streckfuss. “Prime-Time Television’s Portrayal of Women and the World of Work: A Demographic Profile.” Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, Spring 1992, p. 195.
Vest. David. “Prime-Time Pilots: A Content Analysis of Changes in Gender Representation.” Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media. Winter 1992, p.25.
Williamson, Mary E. "Judith Cary Walker: Chicago Broadcasting Pioneer." Journalism History, Winter, 19976-1977. Vol. 3, No. 4. pp. 111-115.
Zahn, Susan Brown; Huff, W. A. Kelly and Susan R. Gubanc. "The Under Representation of Women as On-Air Radio Personalities." Feedback. Broadcast Education Association. Winter 1997. Vol. 38, No. 1. pp. 4-7.
Zemach, Tamar and Akiba A. Cohen. “Perception of Gender Equality on Television and in Social Reality.” Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media. Fall 1986, p. 427.
Ziegler, Dhyana and Alisa White. “Women and Minorities on Network Television News: An Examination of Correspondents and Newsmakers.” Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media. Spring 1990, p. 215.
PAMPHLETS
The pamphlets listed below represent a partial listing from our holdings. For a more comprehesive list, please search in our Pamphlet database.
The American Film Institute. Education Services. Factfile #5 - Women in Film/Television. 1979. LAB Pamphlet 12
American Women in Radio and Television. Women On the Job: Careers in the Electronic Media. 1984. LAB Pamphlet 59
Broadcast Advertising Bureau. Directory of Women’s Radio Programs. 1950.LAB Pamphlet 195
Chilton, Ruth. Women’s Role in Radio. Association of Women Directors. 1945. LAB Pamphlet 424
Condé Nast Publications. Jobs in TV, Glamour Fact Sheet. 1952. LAB Pamphlet 752
Dykema, Peter W. Women and Radio Music. Columbia University, 1935. LAB Pamphlet 549
Federal Communications Commission. Female Ownership of Broadcast Stations. May, 1982.
Gruneau Research, Ltd. A Study of Opinions Held by Women in Ontario with Regard to Selected Radio Programs. 1951. LAB Pamphlet 776
Heinz, Catharine. Women Radio Pioneers. Journal of Popular Culture. 1976. Lab Pamphlet 280
International Association of Radio Women. Report - Paris Meeting, June 6-9, 1953.
LAB Pamphlet 3071
International Association of Women in Radio and Television. The Role of Women in Radio and Television (World-Wide). 1959 LAB Pamphlet 869
Katz Agency. Women’s Service Programs Available on a Participating Basis. 1949. LAB Pamphlet 939
Lewis, Dorothy. “Hungry for Hope” Speech to the Association of Women Directors, 1945.
LAB Pamphlet 1039
Manning Caroline. “Fluctuation of Employment in the Radio Industry”. Bulletin of the Women’s Bureau, U. S. Department of Labor, 1931. LAB Pamphlet 1070
National Broadcasting Company. The Colonel’s Lady an’ Judy O’Grady. Women’s Programming, 1941. LAB pamphlet 1465
National Broadcasting Company. Reach...Serve...and Sell 18,000,000 Women with $17,000,000,000 in Their Purses. NBC’s Women Programming, 1942. LAB Pamphlet 1659
National Commission on Working Women of Wider Opportunities for Women. What's Wrong With This Picture? The Status of Women on Screen and Behind the Camera in Entertainment TV. November, 1990. LAB Pamphlet 2296
Radio Advertising Bureau. Listening Habits of Upper-Income Women. 1963.
Radio Advertising Bureau. Single Working Women and Radio. 1960. LAB Pamphlet 1965
WNAC (Boston, MA.) Appearances Count, Beauty Tips for Women. 1927.LAB Pamphlet 2882
U. S. Department of Labor. Women's Bureau. Women in Radio. 1947.
AUDIO RECORDINGS
The audio recordings listed below represent a partial list from our holdings. We have over 250 recordings related to Women in Broadcasting. For a more comprehensive list, please search in our audio database.
- Do You Remember When? (Anecdotes of Women's broadcast careers) - au ac orig 102
- Panel: American Women in Radio and Television - au ac orig 263
- BMI Program Clinic: Programming for Women - au rl orig 12782
- Radio Advertising Bureau Collection:
This collection of radio ads from the early 1950s through the late 1960s is a marvelous resource for examining the changing role of women in American society.
PERIODICALS
- Radio Review - Women in War Time, Women's National Radio Committee. Vols. 10-11, 1943-1944.
- Radio Review, Women's National Radio Committee. Vols. 12 - 13. 1945-1946.
SUBJECT FILES
- Women in Broadcasting
- Station Ownership - Women
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
- Papers of Helen J. Sioussat
- Papers of Edythe Meserand - Executive, WOR Radio & TV
- Hedges Collection - No. 36
- Papers of Mildred Funnell - Radio and TV program host,Cleveland, OH
- Papers of Betty Garde Reid - Radio and theatre actress
- Harriet Foote Underhill Collection - Radio actress
- Inga Rundevold Kuhn - WRC-TV program host
- Lee Lawrence - Dave Garroway and "Today Show"
- WRKL Collection - Betty Ramey, Manager/owner, WRKL radio, Rockland County, NY
- Fran Harris Tuchman Collection - TV commerical producer (produced first Barbie doll ads)
- Papers of Martha Brooks - Program host - WGY/WRGB, Schenectady, NY
- Papers of Irene Beasley - Singer/Producer, "Grand Slam"
- American Women in Radio and Television (AWRT) Collection
TRANSCRIPTS
The Library has over 80 transcripts of oral histories related to Women In Broadcasting. For a complete list, please search in our transcript database.
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