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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"First Ladies"”.
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Citizenship, Gender, and Intimacy: First Ladies in the Television Age
The figure of the first lady of the United States (FLOTUS) initially gained visibility thanks to the media technologies of the industrial age, but in the TV era this visibility exploded, and with it came a stark intensification of the potential for intimate connection between figures at the highest …
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First Ladies of Film: The Not so Silent Women of Early American Cinema
<p>During the first quarter of the twentieth century, particularly between the years 1906 and 1926, the American film industry offered women opportunities that existed in no other workplace. This was the golden era of female filmmaking, when many women had a high degree of control behind the camera …
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First Ladies of the United States-Advocates for Children, Women Leadership and Social Causes: A Historical Examination of Nancy Reagan and Hillary Rodham Clinton
<p>In the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, First Ladies' greater involvement in presidential administration initiatives has allowed the role to evolve to be more influential in making social change in our country. Their desire to choose a cause to advocate during their time in the White House …
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“Cookie Mom-ster,” “Mom in Chief,” and “Sugar Mommy” : [de-] constructing ideal femininty of Presidential candidate wives
… Times’ article regarding the role of potential First Ladies at political conventions wrote, “The public will someday accept a fully independent first lady, Ms. Gibbons predicted, 'I don't see how we can go backwards.’'' (Purnick, 2004) That isn’t to say, however, we have continued moving …
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Understanding the Role of Women as Leaders in Mexican Politics: Looking Back and Moving Forward
… Mexican history and politics, especially using first-hand accounts. This study aims to fill that gap and help understand the importance of the involvement of women throughout the history of Mexico, and offer a privileged insight to their lives and experiences. To do so, twelve women who have …
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Development initiatives in programming on privately-ownedArab satellite television and their reception amongdisadvantaged Saudi women
… through media, especially those launched by 'first ladies‘, and the policies made by MBC Group officials in broadcasting development programmes for women. This dominant ideology was also examined in the light of the preconceptions and responses of disadvantaged women.
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Jacqueline Kennedy and the politics of popularity
Although her role as first lady marked the real beginning of the American public’s fascination with her, Jacqueline Kennedy’s celebrity status endured throughout her life. Dozens of books have sought to chronicle that mystique, hail her style, and commend her contribution to the youthful persona of …