Parade of Accomplished Women 2023 - Part I
01/15/24 • 20 min
OUT in 2024 - "In Memoriam"
IN - Parade of Accomplished Women
This is the first of our two-part celebration of some of the talented, influential females we lost in 2023.
Guest co-host Ashley Pacini of The Reel Women joins host Cynthia Bemis Abrams for this discussion. The Reel Women interviews and profiles women in the industry to increase visibility and opportunity for the next generation of women who want to work in television, film, and media.
Cynthia and Ashley pay respects to the creatives who played pivotal roles in front of, and behind, the cameras. In addition to well-known names, they honor women who hustled for years as largely unheralded day players, others who stepped up to provide representation of the unseen, and several who risked their careers to speak truth to power.
While we can’t feature all the remarkable women who died in 2023, we believe it’s important to highlight the contributions and careers that might otherwise go unnoticed so that they are not lost to history.
Thank you for listening and be sure to tune in to the second half of Parade of Accomplished Women 2023.
THE REEL WOMEN
Ashley Pacini on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleypacini/
Website - https://thereelwomen.com/
Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thereelwomen
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thereelwomen/?hl=en
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thereelwomen/
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@thereelwomen
AUDIO CLIPS and REFERENCES
Sinead O’Connor - https://youtu.be/8LcmJErI8IQ
Inga Swenson - https://youtu.be/-4hjBu23hws
Cindy Williams - https://youtu.be/d-PlT-sHRTE
Behind the Velvet Rope Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/@behindthevelvetrope
CONNECT WITH CYNTHIA and ADVANCED TV HERSTORY
ATVH Newsletter – tvherstory.com
Website - https://cynthiabemisabrams.com/
Podcast Archive - tvherstory.com
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Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Media.Cynthia
Bluesky Social - @cynthiabemisabrams.bsky.social
OUT in 2024 - "In Memoriam"
IN - Parade of Accomplished Women
This is the first of our two-part celebration of some of the talented, influential females we lost in 2023.
Guest co-host Ashley Pacini of The Reel Women joins host Cynthia Bemis Abrams for this discussion. The Reel Women interviews and profiles women in the industry to increase visibility and opportunity for the next generation of women who want to work in television, film, and media.
Cynthia and Ashley pay respects to the creatives who played pivotal roles in front of, and behind, the cameras. In addition to well-known names, they honor women who hustled for years as largely unheralded day players, others who stepped up to provide representation of the unseen, and several who risked their careers to speak truth to power.
While we can’t feature all the remarkable women who died in 2023, we believe it’s important to highlight the contributions and careers that might otherwise go unnoticed so that they are not lost to history.
Thank you for listening and be sure to tune in to the second half of Parade of Accomplished Women 2023.
THE REEL WOMEN
Ashley Pacini on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleypacini/
Website - https://thereelwomen.com/
Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thereelwomen
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thereelwomen/?hl=en
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thereelwomen/
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@thereelwomen
AUDIO CLIPS and REFERENCES
Sinead O’Connor - https://youtu.be/8LcmJErI8IQ
Inga Swenson - https://youtu.be/-4hjBu23hws
Cindy Williams - https://youtu.be/d-PlT-sHRTE
Behind the Velvet Rope Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/@behindthevelvetrope
CONNECT WITH CYNTHIA and ADVANCED TV HERSTORY
ATVH Newsletter – tvherstory.com
Website - https://cynthiabemisabrams.com/
Podcast Archive - tvherstory.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/advancedtvherstory/
X (Twitter) - https://twitter.com/tvherstory
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Media.Cynthia
Bluesky Social - @cynthiabemisabrams.bsky.social
Previous Episode
TV Talk Shows: Hellman v. McCarthy
Welcome to the next episode in our special series on TV Talk Shows.
Big talk show moments, especially the controversial ones, provide snapshots that we can use to examine our politics and culture at a singular point in time. Some of the moments we discuss in this series may be unfamiliar to you or they may seem obscure or forgotten, but that’s the point. We’re here to preserve TV Herstory.
Today, when alternative facts are part of our daily life, it’s especially instructive to look back more than 40 years at a grudge match over Truth and Reputation that played out on The Dick Cavett Show in 1980 and beyond. The combatants were two opinionated, strong-willed women: playwright/author Lillian Hellman and novelist/critic Mary McCarthy.
Thank you for listening to Advanced TV Herstory. I encourage you to learn more about these women starting with the resources below.
RESOURCES FOR LILLIAN HELLMAN
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillian_Hellman
Plays: The Little Foxes; The Children's Hour; Watch on the Rhein; Days to Come
Books and Memoirs: An Unfinished Woman: A Memoir; Pentimento; Scoundrel Time
About Lillian Hellman:
C-SPAN's American History TV episode on Lillian Hellman
Rollyson, Carl (1989) Lillian Hellman: Her Legend and Her Legacy
Kessler-Harris, Alice (2012) The Challenging Life and Times of Lillian Hellman
Gallagher, Dorothy (2014) Lillian Hellman: An Imperious Life
RESOURCES FOR MARY McCARTHY
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_McCarthy_(author)
Books & Memoirs: Memories of a Catholic Girlhood; The Stones of Florence; The Group; Cannibals and Missionaries
About Mary McCarthy:
Kiernan, Frances (2002) Seeing Mary Plain: A Life of Mary McCarthy
Brightman, Carol (1992) Writing Dangerously: Mary McCarthy and Her World
Gelderman, Carol (1988) Mary McCarthy: A Life
INLINE RESOURCES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OfKEjABGGY
Theatre Talk: Hellman v. McCarthy - CUNY TV
Guests: Dick Cavett, Roberta Maxwell, Marcia Rodd
Hosts: Michael Riedel, Susan Haskins
CONNECT WITH CYNTHIA and ADVANCED TV HERSTORY
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Next Episode
Parade of Accomplished Women 2023 - Part II
In this special episode, Cynthia Bemis Abrams is joined by guest co-host Ashley Pacini for the Parade of Accomplished Women 2023. Instead of a somber “in memoriam,” we’re bringing you a celebration of the talented, influential women who helped shape the television industry. In this second part of our tribute, we highlight the women of daytime, the often-overlooked creatives working behind the scenes, and—new this year—the women of reality shows.
It is especially difficult to preserve the legacy of lesser-known women in an ever-expanding industry, but their influence is no less important. That’s why we consider this a call to action. We lost these women over the past year, but we must not lose the memory of them or their contributions to television history.
Thank you for joining us as we honor the enduring spirit of women in television.
THE REEL WOMEN
Ashley Pacini on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleypacini/
Website - https://thereelwomen.com/
Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thereelwomen
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thereelwomen/?hl=en
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thereelwomen/
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@thereelwomen
AUDIO CLIPS and REFERENCES Clips have been edited for length.
Remembering Jacklyn Zeman (General Hospital) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLfhlDtk-x0
Ellen Holly on Being at the March on Washington in 1963 (Foundation Interviews) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Aige_YvQGU
Ellen Holly on her New York Times article “How Black Do You Have to Be?” (Foundation Interviews) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkEmOWaiWF4
How Black Do You Have to Be (NY Times, 1968) - https://www.nytimes.com/1968/09/15/archives/how-black-do-you-have-to-be-how-black-do-you-have-to-be.html
The Colors of Black (NY Times, 1968) - https://www.nytimes.com/1968/10/06/archives/the-colors-of-black.html
CONNECT WITH CYNTHIA and ADVANCED TV HERSTORY
ATVH Newsletter – tvherstory.com
Website - https://cynthiabemisabrams.com/
Podcast Archive - tvherstory.com
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Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Media.Cynthia
Bluesky Social - @cynthiabemisabrams.bsky.social
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