A Different Definition of “Boob-Tube”:  What Dr. Catherine Gale, of The Avengers, Taught Women

Robin Redmon Wright

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A Different Definition of “Boob-Tube”: What Dr. Catherine Gale, of The Avengers, Taught Women

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- Robin Redmon Wright
- Texas A&M University, USA

Abstract

This paper summarizes a qualitative research project exploring the impact of the first feminist television character, Cathy Gale, of the 1962-64 British television program, The Avengers. Contemporaneous British women viewers reveal how Gale’s character helped them reject traditional roles, incorporate the character’s strengths, and seek out other feminist role models.

Keywords: Feminist, television, Avengers, adult learning, transformational

How to Cite: Wright, R. R. (2006) “A Different Definition of “Boob-Tube”: What Dr. Catherine Gale, of The Avengers, Taught Women”, Adult Education Research Conference. 1(2006).