Girl Power in the 1970s // Season 3, Episode 1
Welcome to a new season of Swerve South! Join Jaime and Theresa on a nostalgia trip to the world of 1970s pop culture as our hosts discuss the female-centered television shows that helped shape their nascent ideas of feminism and womanhood. From Charlie's Angels to The Bionic Woman, this fun conversation explores how ’70s “girl power” television offered young women a sense of power and possibility, even as it was laden with problems and contradictions. Whether you grew up with these shows or are just being introduced to them now, this episode provides a fascinating look into how ’70s pop culture both absorbed and resisted the influences of the women's liberation movement.
Show Notes & Extras
Further Reading:
Where the Girls Are: Growing Up Female with the Mass Media, Susan J. Douglas
Prime-Time Feminism: Television, Media Culture, and the Women's Movement Since 1970, Bonnie J. Dow
Tough Girls: Women Warriors and Wonder Women in Popular Culture, Sherrie A. Inness
“A Cyborg Manifesto,” Donna Haraway