Date of Award
Fall 2018
Document Type
Thesis
Terms of Use
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Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
History Department
First Advisor
Robert Weinberg
Abstract
Father Know Best, The Andy Griffith Show, and Julia enforced traditional gender roles through their depiction of women as a mother, wife or an object to admire. Focusing on the themes of motherhood, women’s roles in society, women in the professional world and portrayal of race within the episodes, this paper discusses how the shows limited women’s roles on television to traditional gender norms of women as domestic beings.
Recommended Citation
Curcio, Elizabeth , '19, "The Women of Father Knows Best, The Andy Griffith Show, and Julia" (2018). Senior Theses, Projects, and Awards. 547.
https://works.swarthmore.edu/theses/547