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A 9 page paper on television mothers and their evolution from domestic housekeeper/child-raisers to professional women. Beginning with the '50s, TV moms are examined and compared to the real-life counterparts. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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File: D0_Tvmoms.doc
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-- June
Cleaver, in reply June Cleaver. Margaret Anderson. Harriet Nelson. These were the moms with whom the first generation of Baby Boomers grew up -- the quintessential 50s
mother. Whether she was fixing breakfast for Ward (or Jim, or Ozzie) and the kids, or vacuuming the house, or dashing out to attend a charity bazaar, the 50s mom
was always immaculately groomed and entirely self-possessed. Societys perception of how an adult woman should look was largely dictated by those who were seen on the TV screen. Journalist Pauline
Pearson notes, "Like June Cleaver, countless women rarely left home without matching shoes and handbag, gloves and pearls" (PG). Television mothers of the 50s became cultural icons. Far from
only dictating a standard of appropriate dress, they gave a view of family as everyone wanted it to be -- or thought it should be. Harriet Nelson was arguably Americas
favorite housewife. Perhaps because she and her real-life family were the stars of "The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet," it was easy to assume that what the viewer was watching
really was a look at the lives of the Nelsons. Viewers watched the Nelsons sons, David and Ricky, grow up on the show, and through it all, Harriet was the
perfect mom; the "forbearing spouse who never argued but always managed to prove her stubborn husband wrong" (Pool B-1). The kids might get into the usual scrapes; the husband might
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