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How They Saw Us: Careers and Cradles

Ann Pearson

1977 11 min

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Made in 1947, this transitional film uses the celebration of token women of achievement as a way of justifying marriage as a career. It points to the emphasis on femininity and consumerism in the 1950s.

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Made in 1947, this transitional film uses the celebration of token women of achievement as a way of justifying marriage as a career. It points to the emphasis on femininity and consumerism in the 1950s.

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Women

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Credits

• director
  Ann Pearson
  
• series director
  Ann Pearson
  
• series producer
  Yuki Yoshida
  
• series executive producer
  Kathleen Shannon
  

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