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Behind the Wireless : A History of Early Women at the BBC by Murphy, Kate (author.) is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Behind the Wireless : A History of Early Women at the BBC about?
Behind the Wireless tells the story of women at the BBC in the 1920s and 30s. Broadcasting was brand new in Britain and the BBC developed without many of the overt discriminatory practices commonplace at the time. Women were employed at all levels, except the very top, for instance as secretaries, documentary makers, advertising representatives, and librarians. Three women held Director level posts, Hilda Matheson (Director of Talks), Mary Somerville (Director of School Broadcasting), and Isa Be
Who reads Behind the Wireless : A History of Early Women at the BBC?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Murphy, Kate (author.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan, an imprint published by Springer Nature
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781137491718
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Science, Engineering, Mathematics
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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