Pioneering TV Women of Color: TV Women Blacklisted

Blacklist 41 author Carol Stabile continues the conversation with Advanced TV Herstory creator Cynthia Bemis Abrams.

Blacklist 41 author Carol Stabile speaks with Advanced TV Herstory creator Cynthia Bemis Abrams.

Gypsy Rose Lee is best known for her work as a burlesque artist--her Wikipedia entry, for example, describes her as "an American burlesque entertainer and vedette famous for her striptease act," adding by way of an afterthought that she was "Also an actress, author, and playwright."

Wide-ranging conversation with Oregon Public Radio's Think Out Loud and Advanced TV Herstory's Cynthia Bemis Abrams about women and television history.

Great conversation with Books Aren't Dead producers Robin Hershkowitz and Emily Edwards about researching and writing about the Broadcast 41. Honored to be the subject of their reboot and looking forward to listening to the next BAD podcast.

Sometimes, getting on the television blacklist came down to having supported an event in the past, often many years ago.

Had a great conversation with Kurt Anderson about the Broadcast 41--lots of terrific clips of their work, thanks to the hard work of Zoe Saunders and others on the show. You can listen to it here.

It was terrific to talk to journalist Kelly Faircloth about race, gender, and television in the 1950s for Jezebel. Every time I talk to folks in the media about the Broadcast 41, I'm reminded of two things: that our conversations today are only possible because of the people who fought for them in the past and that there's still a long, long way to go.