Similarly, television has long been captivated with images and representations of single women during these golden years. While contemporary audiences often take single heroines for granted, back in the 1960’s, however, the single woman was a compelling and controversial figure (Lehman 1). It took a while for the single woman to find her place on the small screen because back in the 1950’s and 1960’s, television tried to capture the American majority by favoring the white suburban sitcom (Press 140). However, the 1960s was a time of great social change and the dominant popular culture of the era acted as both a catalyst and a subject for the kinds of stories being beamed into people’s living rooms. So, as single women became an economic