Nichola Gutgold
Nichola D. Gutgold is a professor of communication at Penn State and author of numerous books on women trailblazers. Visit her website at www.nicholagutgold.com. Her latest book is a children's book version of The Rhetoric of Supreme Court Women, Growing Up Supremely: The Women of the Supreme Court. Perfect for granddaughters ages 6-12. She is in her twenty-five full time year as a professor who encourages everyone she meets to Speak Up and Speak Well!
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Gender and Political Communication in America
Respected communication scholar Erika Falk also extends her previous work by examining gender bias and maintenance in the press coverage of Hillary Clinton’s announcement to seek the presidency in 2008. Editor Edwards furthers her investigation of political cartoons by making “an examination of twenty years worth of masculinity as an interpretive frame” in editorial cartoons. Optimistically she notes that as more women enter presidential politics it could lead to a more neutralized gender depiction in cartoons. She notes the dearth of press coverage for women candidates both from the beginning of their presidential efforts in 1872 to today. That Barack Obama credited Chisholm for paving the way for his presidential success, should make race and gender scholars consider her important 1972 presidential race. more »
Cinderella Needs a New Narrative
Women are also building empires in their homes, surrounded by the same four walls that just about four decades ago, Betty Friedan insisted were closing in on them. more »
Women Command Attention in Government, Hollywood and Broadcasting in 2009
Long time box office favorites Sandra Bullock and Meryl Streep both starred in multiple hits raising the age bar for women in Hollywood. And in the broadcasting field, sixty-four year old Diane Sawyer will take her place in the anchor seat at ABC World News, making her the second woman to be sole anchor of the evening news in the United States. more »