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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 62-76 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Women's History Review |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 23 Feb 2016 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Feb 2017 |
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Keywords
- private secretary
- women and work
- domestic identities
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Taking work home: the private secretary and domestic identities in the long 1950s. / Murray, Gillian.
In: Women's History Review, Vol. 26, No. 1, 02.2017, p. 62-76.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Taking work home: the private secretary and domestic identities in the long 1950s
AU - Murray, Gillian
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PY - 2017/2
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N2 - This article explores how the role of the private secretary informed domestic identities in the long 1950s, arguing that as a highly visible figure in social commentary and popular culture she became an important icon around which discussions of feminine ideals circulated. Using archived television news film it is possible to open up a discussion of the visual themes surrounding the female secretary in the second half of the twentieth century and also to begin to study the secretary as a speaking subject. ‘Taking work home’ refers to the complex relationship between women’s workplace and domestic identities and how they operated together in shaping women’s participation in television news and resonated with changes in women’s status at large. Thus the media archive becomes a valuable source for examining the changing place of paid work in women’s lives and how this was being accommodated and articulated in popular culture.
AB - This article explores how the role of the private secretary informed domestic identities in the long 1950s, arguing that as a highly visible figure in social commentary and popular culture she became an important icon around which discussions of feminine ideals circulated. Using archived television news film it is possible to open up a discussion of the visual themes surrounding the female secretary in the second half of the twentieth century and also to begin to study the secretary as a speaking subject. ‘Taking work home’ refers to the complex relationship between women’s workplace and domestic identities and how they operated together in shaping women’s participation in television news and resonated with changes in women’s status at large. Thus the media archive becomes a valuable source for examining the changing place of paid work in women’s lives and how this was being accommodated and articulated in popular culture.
KW - private secretary
KW - women and work
KW - domestic identities
U2 - 10.1080/09612025.2015.1123024
DO - 10.1080/09612025.2015.1123024
M3 - Article
VL - 26
SP - 62
EP - 76
JO - Women's History Review
JF - Women's History Review
SN - 0961-2025
IS - 1
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