The Power of Women

For the topos in literature and art, see Power of Women.

Not to be confused with Power of a Woman.

The Power of Women
Directed by	Wesley Kenney
Presented by	Vivien Kellems
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	20
Production
Producer	Duncan MacDonald
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	DuMont
Release	July 1 (1952-07-01) – November 11, 1952 (1952-11-11)

The Power of Women is an early American television program broadcast on the DuMont Television Network. The series ran from July to November of 1952. This thirty-minute-long series was a public affairs program originally hosted by Vivien Kellems. Kellems would leave partway through the series' run. ^[1]

The program, produced and distributed by DuMont, aired Mondays at 8pm ET on most DuMont affiliates.^{[ citation needed ]} The last episode was broadcast on November 11, 1952, ^[2] replaced by popular quiz show Twenty Questions .

The Power of Women originated at WABD-TV in New York City and was sustaining. Duncan MacDonald was the producer, and Wesley Kenney was the director. ^[2]

See also

• List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
• List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
• 1952-53 United States network television schedule

References

1. McNeil, Alex (1980). Total Television (4th ed.). New York: Penguin Books. ISBN   0-14-024916-8.
2. "DuM". Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index. November 9, 1952. p. 1. Retrieved March 21, 2022.

Bibliography

• David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN   1-59213-245-6
• Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) ISBN   0-345-31864-1

External links

• DuMont historical website