{"product_id":"first-ladies-and-the-fourth-estate-press-framing-of-presidential-wives-hardback-9780875803913","title":"First Ladies and the Fourth Estate; Press Framing of Presidential Wives (Hardback) 9780875803913","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFirst Ladies and the Fourth Estate\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePress Framing of Presidential Wives\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLisa Burns (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780875803913\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 24 July 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e217 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eSolid. I am a fan of this work.\u003c\/p\u003e - Glenna Matthews, \u003ci\u003eauthor of \u003c\/i\u003eThe Rise of Public Woman \u003cp\u003eExtremely well-written... in a flowing, engaging style.\u003c\/p\u003e - Carolyn Kitch, Temple University\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough press coverage, U.S. first ladies have become some of the most prominent and recognized figures in American politics. While the U.S. Constitution doesn't enumerate the responsibilities of the first lady, a succession of dynamic women, beginning with Martha Washington, have shaped this post into a highly visible public office. First ladies have performed a variety of public and private roles, from hostess, escort, and social advocate to advisor and policymaker. The gendered nature of the position, however, has always influenced first ladies' performance as they balanced their institutional duties with high expectations from the press and the public that they serve as role models for American women.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFirst Ladies and the Fourth Estate\u003c\/i\u003e, Burns analyzes the coverage of presidents' wives in five leading newspapers and magazines—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLadies' Home Journal\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Good Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMcCall's\u003c\/i\u003e—to prove that the press has helped shape the first lady institution as well as influence the changing social and political roles of American women. By examining press portrayals of twentieth-century first ladies, Burns highlights the intersection of gender, publicity, and power at particular historical moments. Through the years, journalists have used both the gender ideals of the time and the collective memories of previous first ladies to assess the performance of the president's wife.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe first lady has emerged as a celebrity, an advocate for humanitarian causes, and, in more recent years, a political activist. Burns argues that this evolution of the first lady institution—from the \"new woman\" of the early 1900s to the \"new traditionalist\" and \"superwoman\" of the 1990s, and from the domesticity of the Cold War to the activism of second wave feminism—spurred increasingly critical press coverage as the presidential wives expanded their sphere of influence from the personal to the political. The interdisciplinary approach of this study reveals the significance of the first lady institution not only to women's history and gender studies but also to the study of U.S. history, the American presidency, political communication, rhetorical criticism, and media history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Press Images of First Ladies, 1900–2001\u003cbr\u003e Chapter One: Representations of Womanhood in the American Press before 1900\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Two: The First Lady as Public Woman, 1900–1929\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Three: The First Lady as Political Celebrity, 1932–1961\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Four: The First Lady as Political Activist, 1964–1977\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Five: The First Lady as Political Interloper, 1980–2001\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: A Century of Press Framing\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Northern Illinois University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52584753234200,"sku":"9780875803913","price":22.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/first-ladies-and-the-fourth-estate-press-framing-of-presidential-wives-hardback-9780875803913","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}