Tuesday, May 18, 2010

What groups and events are not part of the narrative?

The Civil Rights Movement was a major world event occurring while the 'working women' TV sitcoms were on air. Interestingly enough, however, is the fact that not a single black person appeared on any of the four TV shows we covered. In addition to the Civil Rights Movement, three major wars (the Cold, Korean, and Vietnam) were a huge hot spot in daily life. Yet, if one was unaware of the events in the United States of America during the years from the fifties to the seventies, then he or she would have no insight to the life changing moments in the nation's history. The sitcoms of the working women focus specifically on woman's right to work and make a difference in the world; no regard was paid to politics.

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