Historical Women on Television: Portrayals of 120 Notable Figures in Scripted Programs

by Karen A. Romanko

Overview

Queen Victoria in Bewitched. Harriet Tubman in Timeless. Amelia Earhart in Star Trek: Voyager. Historical women appear regularly in televised period dramas and biopics, but sometimes they also turn up in the strangest places, transported to worlds future or past via space operas, sitcoms, and time-travel series. This book covers 120 historical women on scripted television, shining a light on the representation of women in history through their representation on the small screen. The inspiring, fascinating, and sometimes heartbreaking stories of these women come to life in this book's entries, which sort fact from televised fiction but also serve as a starting point for further investigation by TV fans, history buffs, students, teachers, and scholars.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476655970
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication date:	09/12/2025
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	222
File size:	10 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Karen A. Romanko has been a published author for over 35 years, with books, articles, poems, and short stories among her many credits. She lives in Los Angeles, California.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface: What’s in This Book
Introduction: Meeting Historical Women on Television
Historical Women on Scripted Television, A to Z
Appendix A: Historical Women Hall of Fame—TV Programs
Appendix B: Historical Women Hall of Fame—Actresses
A Note on Sources
Index