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- The series was inspired by Lynn Povich's 2012 book, The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued their Bosses and Changed the Workplace, which told the true story of 46 female staffers, including Povich, who became the first in media to sue for gender discrimination nearly half a century ago.
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Good Girls Revolt is an American period drama television series. It is inspired by Lynn Povich's 2013 book The Good Girls Revolt and based on real-life events. The show was released on October 28, 2016, on Amazon Prime Video. On December 2, 2016, Amazon cancelled the series after one season.
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A 1970 discrimination case—in which the women of Newsweek fought for the right to their careers—inspired Amazon's new series.
Good Girls Revolt: Created by Dana Calvo. With Genevieve Angelson, Anna Camp, Erin Darke, Hunter Parrish. A look at the personal and professional lives of employees at an American news magazine in the late 1960s.
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Nov 3, 2016 · In July, media don Roger Ailes was felled by a lawsuit and multiple women’s accusations of sex abuse and discrimination at Fox News. Days later, Hillary Clinton became the first female ...
Oct 30, 2016 · Amazon. Let’s get this out of the way: Good Girls Revolt isn’t Mad Men, for better and for worse. That’s the comparison Amazon desperately wants me to make regarding its newest drama, which...
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Parents need to know that Good Girls Revolt is a series based on the landmark 1970 gender discrimination suit filed by female employees of Newsweek magazine. Set in 1969, the show contains scenes about and references to then timely issues: The birth control pill, "consciousness-raising" sessions at….
Oct 28, 2016 · Say hi to the cast of Amazon's Good Girls Revolt, a drama that takes place in 1969 about women who demand equality in the workplace, while balancing their personal lives and all the changes...
