First Ladies and the Press
Subtitle: The Unfinished Partnership of the Media Age (Medill Visions of the American Press)
Contributors: Caryl Rivers (Foreword)
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Published: December 1, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9780810123120
Subjects: Political leaders & leadership; Press & journalism; Women's studies; Women's Studies - General; Press coverage; Political aspects; Social Science; Sociology; United States - 20th Century; USA; Media Studies; Women's Studies - History; Social Science / Women's Studies; Mass media; Presidents' spouses; Press and politics; United States
Description: "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."--Jacket.