Women and the Press: The Struggle for Equality

by Patricia Bradley

Book Overview

When Abigail Adams made her famous plea to John Adams to "remember the ladies," the role of advocacy on behalf of U.S. gender equality began its rocky and still uncompleted journey. In Women and the Press, Patricia Bradley examines the tensions that have arisen over the course of this journey as they relate to women in journalism. From their first entrance into the commercial press as sentimental writers, to the present day, the call for gender...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810123134
• ISBN13: 9780810123137
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.2" x 8.0"