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Newsworthy: The Lives of Media Women
In this book you'll meet some of the best-known women in Canada, past and Barbara Frum, Betty Kennedy, June Callwood, Ann Medina, Doris Anderson, Hana Gartner, Pamela Wallin.
Susan Crean has written profiles of more than a hundred Canadian media women, print journalists, writers, editors, radio and television broadcasters. They tell the stories of their careers, and the obstacles they've overcome in pursuit of success and power. Women are more prominent than ever before in the media--but as this book makes clear, many barriers to advancement remain.
The Lives of Media Women offers lively portraits of many of Canada's most successful media personalities.
Susan Crean has written profiles of more than a hundred Canadian media women, print journalists, writers, editors, radio and television broadcasters. They tell the stories of their careers, and the obstacles they've overcome in pursuit of success and power. Women are more prominent than ever before in the media--but as this book makes clear, many barriers to advancement remain.
The Lives of Media Women offers lively portraits of many of Canada's most successful media personalities.
352 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1985
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About the author
Susan Crean
12 books4 followersSusan Crean is a cultural critic, author, and activist. A writer for over 30 years, Crean's expertise is in Canadian history, art and culture, topics on which she has written extensively.
She has been a pioneer of creative non-fiction in Canada, and is the author of seven books, the first, 'Who’s Afraid of Canadian Culture', appearing in 1976. Her next major work, 'The Laughing One – A Journey to Emily Carr', was nominated for a Governor General’s award and won a BC Book Prize in 2001.
Crean published her memoir, 'Finding Mr Wong', in 2018, a work that recreates the life of her family's cook, Wong Dong Wong, beginning with his journey from China to Vancouver, following his work as a domestic servant in Toronto to his eventual citizenship and retirement.
Crean spent a number of years researching Wong's story, visiting China in search of Mr. Wong`s home village, to get a better understanding of where Wong came from, what his prospects were as an orphan, and what his journey to Canada was like.
'Finding Mr Wong' recently reached the top 10 list of Best Canadian History books by Canada's History magazine.
She has been a pioneer of creative non-fiction in Canada, and is the author of seven books, the first, 'Who’s Afraid of Canadian Culture', appearing in 1976. Her next major work, 'The Laughing One – A Journey to Emily Carr', was nominated for a Governor General’s award and won a BC Book Prize in 2001.
Crean published her memoir, 'Finding Mr Wong', in 2018, a work that recreates the life of her family's cook, Wong Dong Wong, beginning with his journey from China to Vancouver, following his work as a domestic servant in Toronto to his eventual citizenship and retirement.
Crean spent a number of years researching Wong's story, visiting China in search of Mr. Wong`s home village, to get a better understanding of where Wong came from, what his prospects were as an orphan, and what his journey to Canada was like.
'Finding Mr Wong' recently reached the top 10 list of Best Canadian History books by Canada's History magazine.
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