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Brave Dames and Wimpettes
- Author
- Susan Isaacs
- Narrator
- Tracy Brooks Swope
- Publisher
- Phoenix Books, Inc.
- Publish Date
- 1 January 1999
- Run Time
- 2 hours 56 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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- Author
- Susan Isaacs
- Narrator
- Tracy Brooks Swope
- Duration
- 2 hours 56 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 January 1999
- ISBN
- 9781597774130
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Phoenix Books, Inc.
- Genre
- Gender studies: women and girls, Media studies
Synopsis
What makes Buffy the Vampire Slayer a "brave dame" but Ally McBeal a "wimpette"? In this witty, incisive look at the role of women on screen and page, Susan Isaacs argues that assertive, ethical women characters are losing ground to wounded, shallow sisters who are driven by what she calls, "the articles of wimpette philosophy." Although female roles have included lawyers like Ally McBeal, they are wimpettes nonetheless. A brave dame, on the other hand, is a dignified, three-dimensional hero who may care about men, home, and hearth, but also cares—and acts—passionately about something in the world beyond. Brave dames' stories range from mundane (Mary Richards in The Mary Tyler Moore Show) to romantic (Francesca in The Horse Whisperer) to fantastic ( Xena: Warrior Princess), but whatever they do, they care about justice and carry themselves with self-respect and decency.
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