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Analyzes the coverage of presidents' wives in five newspapers and magazines - "The New York Times", "The Washington Post", "Ladies' Home Journal", "Good Housekeeping", and "McCall's" - to prove that the press has helped shape the first lady institution, as well as influence the changing social and political roles of American women.

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction: Press Images of First Ladies, 1900–2001
Chapter One: Representations of Womanhood in the American Press before 1900
Chapter Two: The First Lady as Public Woman, 1900–1929
Chapter Three: The First Lady as Political Celebrity, 1932–1961
Chapter Four: The First Lady as Political Activist, 1964–1977
Chapter Five: The First Lady as Political Interloper, 1980–2001
Conclusion: A Century of Press Framing
Notes
References
Index

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      Publisher: Cornell University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 24/07/2008
      ISBN13: 9780875803913, 978-0875803913
      ISBN10: 0875803911
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      History of the Americas

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Analyzes the coverage of presidents' wives in five newspapers and magazines - "The New York Times", "The Washington Post", "Ladies' Home Journal", "Good Housekeeping", and "McCall's" - to prove that the press has helped shape the first lady institution, as well as influence the changing social and political roles of American women.

      Trade Review

      Solid. I am a fan of this work.

      -- Glenna Matthews, author of The Rise of Public Woman

      Extremely well-written... in a flowing, engaging style.

      -- Carolyn Kitch, Temple University

      Table of Contents

      Table of Contents
      Preface
      Introduction: Press Images of First Ladies, 1900–2001
      Chapter One: Representations of Womanhood in the American Press before 1900
      Chapter Two: The First Lady as Public Woman, 1900–1929
      Chapter Three: The First Lady as Political Celebrity, 1932–1961
      Chapter Four: The First Lady as Political Activist, 1964–1977
      Chapter Five: The First Lady as Political Interloper, 1980–2001
      Conclusion: A Century of Press Framing
      Notes
      References
      Index

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