O’Dell Cary O’Dell 
June Cleaver Was a Feminist! [EPUB ebook] 
Reconsidering the Female Characters of Early Television

Long dismissed as ciphers, sycophants and "Stepford Wives, " women characters of primetime television during the 1950s through the 1980s are overdue for this careful reassessment. From smart, savvy wives and resilient mothers (including the much-maligned June Cleaver and Donna Reed) to talented working women (long before the debut of "Mary Tyler Moore") to crimebusters and even criminals, American women on television emerge as a diverse, empowered, individualistic, and capable lot, highly worthy of emulation and appreciation.