by Michele Genthon | Aug 25, 2020 | Arts, Entertainment, and Media, FIRST WOMEN
Lucille Desirée Ball’s life was not a trajectory to stardom. It was a slog that began with a childhood and youth constantly in upheaval. Parenting, place of residence, and expectations for her behavior varied every few years. Her career followed a similar path: steady...
by Michele Genthon | May 26, 2021 | Arts, Entertainment, and Media, FIRST WOMEN
In the 1950’s, when television was still new and open to experimentation, seven women assisted at its birth: Martha Rountree, Hazel Scott, Anna May Wong, Gertrude Berg, Betty White, and Lucille Ball. They were not the only women in early television, but these...
