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• #GLORIA TALBOTT ANDY GRIFFITH FULL#

Perhaps too, their presence was a subtle acknowledgement that while men got us into this atom age radioactive mess, women were needed to help get us out of it. The women spent almost as much time fending off the awkward advances of their male colleagues as battling monsters (more on that below). Undoubtedly, the presence of women in lead roles added a romantic angle that had potential appeal for adult audiences. Capable, courageous female scientists and doctors popped up time and again to help battle giant radioactive monsters or menaces from outer space. Across the popular culture landscape, motherhood was extolled as a woman’s greatest fulfillment.Īn interesting exception to the rule was the B sci-fi movie. In the movies, working women were often depicted as lost souls to be pitied rather than strong role models to be emulated. On TV, it was a time of Father Knows Best and the saintly stay-at-home mom exemplified by June in Leave It to Beaver. Go ahead andĬlock out - your last check is in the mail."

#GLORIA TALBOTT ANDY GRIFFITH FULL#

Popular magazines were full of advice to single women on catching a man - a 1958 McCall’s article, “129 Ways to Get a Husband,” suggested, among other things, reading obituaries to find eligible widowers or having your car break down in “strategic places.” (!!)

After World War II, Rosie the Riveter was given her pink slip and told to go home and have babies. We don’t normally think of the 1950s as a time of women’s empowerment.