Phyllis Lindstrom, Sue Ann Nivens, and Sexy Feminism
Original Airdates: Mar. 12-14, 2021
TVC 530.7: From June 2013: Jennifer Armstrong, author of Mary and Lou and Rhoda and All the Brilliant Minds Who Made The Mary Tyler Moore Show a Classic, talks to Ed, Tony, and Donna about where the characters of Phyllis Lindstrom and Sue Ann Nivens fit in the “sexy feminism” pantheon.
Jennifer’s latest book, When Women Invented Television: The Untold Story of the Female Powerhouses Who Pioneered the Way We Watch Today, will be released on Tuesday, Mar. 23, 2021 and includes a profile of Betty White’s early, early career as a pioneer in experimental unscripted television.
