title: Women and American Television: An Encyclopedia
author:  Denise Lowe 
description: In this new resource, freelance researcher Lowe provides compelling biographical sketches of 429 women in U.S. television, including pioneers (Dorothy Kilgallen, Betty Furness, Lucille Ball), journalists (Christiane Amanpour, Jane Pauley, Jody Applegate), actresses (Mary Tyler Moore, Susan Lucci, Camryn Manheim), comediennes (Gracie Allen, Imogene Coca, Tracey Ullman), sex symbols (Farrah Fawcett, Loni Anderson, Vanna White), talk-show hosts (Dinah Shore, Oprah Winfrey, Rosie O'Donnell), producers (Marcy Carsey, Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, Marta Kauffman), and network honchos (Chloe Aaron, Jamie Tarses, Kay Koplovitz). Lowe covers both controversial, groundbreaking series and popular programs, whether long-running or short-lived, considering social context and the portrayal of women; she is careful to assess the depiction of Asian, black, Hispanic, and rural female characters. Notable entries profile Nichelle Nichols (Lieutenant Uhura on Star Trek), describe the difficulties endured by Lee Grant during the McCarthy era, and explain the appeal of Xena, Warrior Princess, the most popular syndicated series. This work's usefulness is enhanced by a table of contents, a thorough index, various appendixes (directors, writers, Emmy winners, television hall of fame), and a bibliography. This is of interest to larger libraries with collections in careers, broadcasting, and women's studies. Libraries that already own the three-volume Encyclopedia of Television (LJ 11/1/97) may want to add this one because of its emphasis on women's accomplishments.<br /><i>-Elizabeth Connor, Medical Univ. of South Carolina Lib., Charleston </i><br />Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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  Cable Guys
  Television and Masculinities in the Twenty-First Century
  Amanda D. Lotz
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  N EW  YORK U N I V E R SI T Y  PRE S S
  New York and London
  
  NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
  New York and London
  www.nyupress.org
  © 2014 by New York University
  All rights reserved
  References to Internet websites (URLs) were accurate at the time of writing.
  Neither the author nor New York University Press is responsible for URLs that
  may have expired or changed since the manuscript was prepared.
  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
  Lotz, Amanda D., 1974-
  Cable guys : television and masculinities in the 21st century / Amanda D. Lotz.
  p. cm.
  Includes bibliographical references and index.
  ISBN 978-1-4798-0074-2 (hardback) -- ISBN 978-1-4798-0048-3 (paper)
  1. Masculinity on television. 2. Men on television. 3. Cable television--Social aspects--United 
  States. 4. Television broadcasting--Social aspects--United States. I. Title.
  PN1992.8.M38L68 2014
  791.