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Early ER's Lewis & Hathaway
Advanced TV Herstory
English - April 22, 2016 22:59 - 33 minutes - 31 MB - ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsFilm Interviews TV & Film History director hollywood producer actor equity herstory leadership metoo timesup womenrepresentation Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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ER - award winning and new concept medical show Sometimes, it just has to be done. Host Cynthia Bemis Abrams revisits "ER" to determine how well it's held up after its original run., Cynthia was a big fan of the writing and all-star cast and initially had a positive impression of the representation of women in medical profession. Cynthia profiles the characters of Carol Hathaway and Susan Lewis from the series' early years and is disappointed to find some missed opportunities for a more progressive approach to representation and storytelling.—Cynthia Bemis Abrams