The Surprising History of Women Power Players in Soap Operas

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Which soap opera is your favorite? How soap opera characters evolved from housewives to businesswomen“I’ve always been interested in why soaps are looked down upon. A lot of the original heroines of soap operas were homemakers,” Levinsky says. “The genre began with 15-minute radio installments and evolved into 15-minute television shows, then 30-minute television shows, and ultimately, hour-long shows. Agnes Nixon, for example, created All My Children and One Life to Live and was the head writer of Guiding Light and other shows,” Levinsky says.