Growing Up White and Female During the American Great Depression: Popular Communication, Media, and Memory

Using interviews and oral history, this research illuminates older women's experiences with mass media and popular communication during their teen years. In this essay, we analyze interviews with 14 Caucasian American women who were born in or before 1933. We conclude that these women gravitate...

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Published in:Women's studies in communication 2011-11, Vol.34 (2), p.161-182
Main Authors: Thiel-Stern, Shayla, Hains, Rebecca C., Mazzarella, Sharon R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
girlhood studies
girls studies
Great Depression
Interviews
Mass media
memory studies
Mental depression
Older people
Oral history
White people
Women
World War II
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Summary:Using interviews and oral history, this research illuminates older women's experiences with mass media and popular communication during their teen years. In this essay, we analyze interviews with 14 Caucasian American women who were born in or before 1933. We conclude that these women gravitated toward adult-focused media, that they recalled "experiences" associated with media rather than its content, and that many of their memories were inextricably linked to the world events of their day.
ISSN:0749-1409
2152-999X
DOI:10.1080/07491409.2011.618876