Summary
In the 1960s, the United Stateswas in a period of tumultuous change.
Cold War politics introduced a new battleground, one played out between superpowers.
The push for civil rights was growing in the Black American community.
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Women sought equal rights and a new lease on life outside the home.
On the surface, the sitcom and its star were a step backward for women.
What Is ‘The Donna Reed Show’ About?
A loving mother and wife deals with situations and problems of a middle-class family in the late 1950s and the early 1960s.
The Donna Reed Showpremiered on September 24, 1958, another entry in the family sitcom genre.
Why Did Viewers Attack ‘The Donna Reed Show’?
Again, on a surface level, the criticisms were valid.
But that was on the “surface level.”
Maybe you’d better change your web link.
There’s only so much these stories can change without jeopardizing the studio’s IP.
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Off-screen, Reed and Tony Owenhelped writers who had been blacklistedby hiring them for the show.
It was an oath Petersen tells theLos Angeles Timesthe pair kept up to their deaths.
She was quoted in theLos Angeles Times stating how “angry” the conversation made her feel.
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“She was very much in the foreground of women being in charge.
The Donna Reed Showis available to stream on Tubi in the U.S.
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