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Three years since publishing our first episode, we’re lighting candles & making a wish. This anniversary edition briefly reviews show changes made this year, with a focus on content about…
In this episode of Advanced TV Herstory, host Cynthia Bemis Abrams explores a pivotal episode of That Girl (1966-1967), starring Marlo Thomas, which addressed sexual harassment long before the term…
It’s time we celebrate TV’s most complex women. Cynthia Bemis Abrams is joined by Dr. Molly Brost (University of Southern Indiana) to dive into anti-heroines—characters like Marvel’s Jessica Jones—who challenge…
The special series of Advanced TV Herstory episodes shines a spotlight on the influential role that television has played in shaping societal perceptions of unmarried women and their impact on…
Host Cynthia Bemis Abrams explores MTV’s original, animated series Daria (1997-2002) and how it gave representation and voice to Third Wave feminism. At last, women and girls who are smart,…
This episode continues the insightful interview with Bill Jankowski, co-author of Patty Duke’s memoir In the Presence of Greatness. Jankowski and Advanced TV Herstory host Cynthia Bemis Abrams look back…
From her groundbreaking roles in The Miracle Worker and The Patty Duke Show to her later years of mental health advocacy, Anna “Patty” Duke’s story is one of resilience and…
Rising to fame as a Black storyteller extraordinaire, showrunner and TV writer Shonda Rhimes conveyed a lot of leadership and life in her 2015 book Year of Yes. Advanced TV…
What made Sex and the City a cultural phenomenon? Author Jennifer Keishin Armstrong returns to Advanced TV Herstory to discuss her 2018 book Sex and the City and Us which…
This special series of Advanced TV Herstory shines a spotlight on the influential role that television has played in shaping societal perceptions of unmarried women and their impact on feminist…