Women in Communication: A Biographical Sourcebook

(Hardback)

Publishing Details

Classifications

Physical Properties

Description

Focusing on pioneers in journalism, contemporary media professionals, and scholars in interpersonal, organizational, and mass communication, this book provides full profiles of 48 outstanding women in communication. Each profile examines the woman's family background, education, mentors, career path, major contributions and achievements, and concludes with a bibliography of the most important scholarly publications. Since communication is a relatively young discipline, many of the women included are at the prime of their professional career. Subjects were selected by a peer-review process. An appendix provides brief highlights of the lives of an additional 29 communication scholars. This is a story of achievement. It is a compilation of essays about the lives and accomplishments of a group of communication professionals, women in communication. All have furthered our understanding of the important role that communication plays in our lives and in the fuctioning of societies. All their stories tell us about an interesting series of choices, obstacles, and opportunities. (From the Foreword by Alan Rubin). Focusing on pioneers in journalism, contemporary media professionals, and scholars in the fields of interpersonal, organizational, and mass communication, this book profiles 48 outstanding women in communication. An appendix highlights an additional 29 communication scholars. Each full profile examines the subject's family background, education, mentors, career path, major contributions and achievements, and concludes with a bibliography of important scholarly contributions. Since communication is a relatively young discipline, many of the women included are at the prime of their professional career. Subjects were selected by a peer-review process.

Reviews

"This compilation of biographical profiles of 48 outstanding women in communication, from Sarah Josepha Hale in the eighteenth century to today's Ellen Goodman and Barbara Walters, focuses on journalists, contemporary media professionals, and scholars in the field of communication....The editor's introduction provides an informative pverview of the development of communication as a discipline, making this a useful resource for general users, in addition to communication specialists....[F]ills a void in providing extensive biographical information about notable contemporary women in communication not found elsewhere in one volume."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
Entries in this well-edited monograph are very readable and consistent in their coverage of the subjects' family background, education, and career. The layout is clear and the index extensive....Recommended for undergraduate and graduate collections that emphasize communication or women's studies.-Choice
This compilation of biographical profiles of 48 outstanding women in communication, from Sarah Josepha Hale in the eighteenth century to today's Ellen Goodman and Barbara Walters, focuses on journalists, contemporary media professionals, and scholars in the field of communication....The editor's introduction provides an informative pverview of the development of communication as a discipline, making this a useful resource for general users, in addition to communication specialists....[F]ills a void in providing extensive biographical information about notable contemporary women in communication not found elsewhere in one volume.-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
"Entries in this well-edited monograph are very readable and consistent in their coverage of the subjects' family background, education, and career. The layout is clear and the index extensive....Recommended for undergraduate and graduate collections that emphasize communication or women's studies."-Choice

Author Bio

NANCY SIGNORIELLI is Professor of Communication at the University of Delaware. Her primary research area focuses on television content and how media images relate to people's perceptions of social reality. She has written several books, including a Sourcebook on Children and Television (Greenwood, 1991) and Mass Media Images and Impact on Health (Greenwood, 1993).