Historical women on television : portrayals of 120 notable figures in scripted programs /
Queen Victoria in Bewitched. Harriet Tubman in Timeless. Amelia Earhart in Star Trek: Voyager. Historical women appear regularly in televised period dramas and biopics, but sometimes they also turn up in the strangest places, transported to worlds future or past via space operas, sitcoms and time-tr...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Jefferson, North Carolina :
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
[2025].
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| Summary: | Queen Victoria in Bewitched. Harriet Tubman in Timeless. Amelia Earhart in Star Trek: Voyager. Historical women appear regularly in televised period dramas and biopics, but sometimes they also turn up in the strangest places, transported to worlds future or past via space operas, sitcoms and time-travel series. This book covers 120 historical women on scripted television, shining a light on the representation of women in history, using the special lens of their representation on the small screen. The inspiring, fascinating and sometimes heartbreaking stories of these women come to life in this book's entries, which sort fact from televised fiction, but also serve as a starting point for further investigation by television fans, history buffs, students, teachers and scholars. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | vii, 214 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9781476681443 1476681449 |