Television Pioneers – January 2020 ENewsletter
As in every other field of endeavor, television also has its women pioneers. Characters on television, particularly women characters, evolved as society evolved.
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As in every other field of endeavor, television also has its women pioneers. Characters on television, particularly women characters, evolved as society evolved.
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Would you consider composing music to be a traditionally men’s field? Surprisingly, over the centuries it has been difficult for women to succeed in this male-dominated field. Not that women didn’t have the ability or passion for this endeavor. This month we feature two dedicated women composers: Amy Marcy Cheney Beach and Florence Beatrice Smith Price.
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Two feature films have been released in recent months telling the stories of the lives of historical women – Judy and Harriet – about Judy Garland and Harriet Tubman, respectively. In addition, a documentary has qualified for Oscar consideration of another historical women – Marilyn Van Derbur Atler – an incest survivor whose documentary is titled Miss America by Day.
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Sometimes we’ll read a book or hear a story and think: “This ought to be made into a movie.” There are quite a number of women authors whose books have been made into movies – movies that we know and love!
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Two feature films and one documentary released in 2019 have featured women who are among those profiled in our book. The film titles are Judy, Harriet and Miss America By Day, whose subjects are Judy Garland, Harriet Tubman and Marilyn Van Derbur Atler, respectively. Let’s learn a little about each of these outstanding women.
Harriet Tubman escaped slavery and lived in Philadelphia. Prior to the Civil War, she is estimated to have gone back to Maryland nineteen times and rescued 300 people from slavery.
Women participate in every area of society, including in the arts and culture. Women ballerinas are a key component of the art form. In addition, women have laid the foundation for, developed and innovated in the art form of modern dance.
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