First ladies and the press

the unfinished partnership of the media age

By Beasley, Maurine Hoffman & Rivers, Caryl

Publishers Summary:
"Looking at the personal interaction between each first lady from Martha Washington to Laura Bush and the mass media of her day, Maurine H. Beasley traces the growth of the institution of the first lady as a part of the American political system. Her work shows how media coverage of first ladies, often limited by stereotypical ideas about women, has not adequately reflected the importance of their role."--BOOK JACKET.

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ISBN
978-0-81012-312-0
Publisher
Evanston, Ill. : Northwestern University Press, 2005.


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Reviewed on December 15, 2005

Beasley (journalism, Univ. of Maryland; Eleanor Roosevelt and the Media) tackles the relationship between first ladies and the media, chronicling the intense interest in presidents wives and their activities. She focuses particularly on the past 40 years but covers the chronological spectrum from Martha Washington to Laura Bush. While earlier first lad...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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