Women in the advertising industry -- History -- Sources.
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Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Fran Harris Tuchman papers
Collection
0013-MMC-LAB
Abstract
Fran Harris Tuchman (1915-2013) began her broadcasting career in 1942 as a member of the pioneering all-female group known as the Women's Auxiliary Television Technical Staff (WATTS). The WATTS kept WBKB-TV (now WLS) in Chicago on the air for the duration of WWII, as the majority of the station's male staff were overseas. She wrote, directed, operated cameras, light, audio, and film equipment, and often served as program host.At the end of the war, Harris founded and headed the...
Dates:
1946-1996; Majority of material found within 1950s-1970s