When women invented television: the untold story of the female powerhouses who pioneered the way we watch today

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Armstrong, Jennifer Keishin
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
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©2021
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First edition
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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.

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Annals and chronicles
Berg, Gertrude
Berg, Gertrude, -- 1899-1966
Biographies
History
Phillips, Irna
Phillips, Irna, -- 1901-1973
Scott, Hazel
Television and women
Television and women -- History
White, Betty
White, Betty, -- 1922-2021
Women in television broadcasting
Women in television broadcasting -- History
Women in television broadcasting -- United States -- Biography

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Women in television broadcasting -- History
Women in television broadcasting -- United States -- Biography
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Television and women
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