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Author Povich, Lynn.

Title The good girls revolt : how the women of Newsweek sued their bosses and changed the workplace / Lynn Povich.

Imprint New York : PublicAffairs, ©2012.

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 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  331.481 POVICH    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  331.4 P869    Check Shelf
 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  331.481 POVICH    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  331.4 POVICH    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  331.481 P86    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  331.481 POVICH    Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - Non Fiction  331.481 POV    Check Shelf
 Simsbury Public Library - Non Fiction  331.481 POVICH    DUE 03-23-24
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 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  331.481 POVICH    Check Shelf

Edition 1st ed.
Description xx, 249 pages, [12] pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note Editors file story : girls file complaint -- A newsmagazine tradition -- The "hot book"--Ring leaders -- You gotta take off your white gloves, ladies -- Round one -- Mad men : the boys fight back -- The steel magnolia -- Joe-surrender -- The barricades fell -- Passing the torch.
Contents Prologue: What was the problem? -- "Editors file story; girls file complaint" -- "A newsmagazine tradition" -- The "hot book" -- Ring leaders -- "You gotta take off your white gloves, ladies" -- Round one -- Mad men : the boys fight back -- The steel magnolia -- "Joe-- surrender" -- The barricades fell -- Passing the torch -- Where they are now.
Summary On March 16, 1970, the day Newsweek published a cover story on the fledgling feminist movement, forty-six Newsweek women charged the magazine with discrimination in hiring and promotion. It was the first female class action lawsuit, and it inspired other women in the media to follow suit. Povich was one of the ringleaders. She tells the story of this dramatic turning point through the lives of several participants, and shows how personal experiences and cultural shifts led a group of well-mannered, largely apolitical women to challenge their bosses-- and what happened after they did.
Subject Newsweek.
Sex role in the work environment -- United States.
Sex discrimination in employment -- United States.
Women journalists -- United States.
Other Form: Online version: Povich, Lynn. Good girls revolt [electronic resource]. 1st ed. New York : PublicAffairs, 2012 9781610391740 (OCoLC)801365260
ISBN 9781610391733 (hardcover)
161039173X (hardcover)
9781610391740 (electronic)
1610391748 (electronic)
Standard No. 9781610391733
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