• The Hollywood Reporter on LinkedIn
  • Follow THR on Pinterest

TV Women's Water-Cooler Moments

It started in the '70s, when ERA still had a chance in hell.

Not to undercut the accomplishments of real-life feminists such as Betty Friedan, Bella Abzug or Gloria Steinem, but Mary Tyler Moore, that reluctant TV icon of female independence, along with other important characters stirred conversation about progress (or the lack thereof) and helped usher in a post-June Cleaver world.