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- Title
The Girl Reporter Gets Her Man: The Threat and Promise of Marriage in His Girl Friday and Brenda Starr: Reporter.
- Authors
KALE, VERNA
- Abstract
The article looks at depictions of women reporters in popular culture, with a particular focus on the film "His Girl Friday" and the comic book series "Brenda Starr, Reporter". The author examines the relationship between marriage and professional identity in these works. It is suggested that women reporter characters had to maintain a careful balance between independence and sexual availability. The history of women reporters in the U.S. is also discussed.
- Subjects
UNITED States; WOMEN journalists; HIS Girl Friday (Film); STARR, Brenda (Fictional character); MARRIAGE in popular culture; WOMEN in popular culture; TWENTIETH century; FICTION
- Publication
Journal of Popular Culture, 2014, Vol 47, Issue 2, p341
- ISSN
1540-5931
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/jpcu.12124