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VOICEONE:
WelcometoTHISISAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglish.I'mSteveEmber.
VOICETWO:
AndI'mShirleyGriffith.Oursubjectthisweekistheteenageinvestigatorinoneofthemostsuccessfulchildren'sbookseriesofalltime--NancyDrew.
SUSANLARSON:"Putdownthatbookandgooutsideandplay!"
VOICEONE:
SusanLarsonstillremembershermother'sreaction.Susanwasabouttenyearsold,growingupintheMidwest,whenshediscoveredNancyDrew.Sheenjoyedthemysteries.Buttherewassomethingelsethatsheespeciallyenjoyed.
SUSANLARSON:"Iwantedtodosomuchmorethangirlscoulddobackthen.Soitwasexcitingformetoreadaboutthisgirl,NancyDrew,whowaseighteenanddroveasportscarandhelpedherDadsolvecrime.AndIreadmorethanIwentoutsideandplayedandmademymommad."
VOICETWO:
SusanLarsongrewupandbecamealibrarian.SheworksintheFairfaxCountyPublicLibrary,thelargestsysteminVirginia.ShestilltalkswarmlyabouttheNancyDrewserieswhichhasbeenaroundforalmosteightyyears.
PublisherSimonandSchustersaysithassoldtwohundredmillioncopiesofNancyDrewbooksintwenty-fivelanguagesaroundtheworld.Mothershavegivencopiestotheirdaughters,whosavedthemfortheirowndaughters.
SecretaryofStateHillaryRodhamClintonreadNancyDrew.SodidallthreeofthewomenevertoserveontheUnitedStatesSupremeCourt.TheyaretheretiredJusticeSandraDayO'Connor,thecurrentJusticeRuthBaderGinsburgandthenewestjustice,SoniaSotomayor.
AnotherreaderwhowasinfluencedbytheoriginalNancyDrewseriesisJanetEvanovich.ShewritesbestsellersaboutafemalebountyhunternamedStephaniePlum.Bountyhuntersactasunofficiallawenforcementagents.
Recognizeapatternhere?
JenniferFisherisalawyerandNancyDrewcollectorinArizonawhoorganizesNancyDrewconventions.
JENNIFERFISHER:"There'salotoffansIcomeacrosswhohavegoneontohavecareersinlawenforcementorbecomeattorneyslikemyself.AndIthinkthatNancy'sgreatsenseof,youknow,fightingforjusticeandhelpingotherswasagreatinspiration."
VOICEONE:
WhoisNancyDrew?Sheisateenagerwhosemotherdiedwhenshewasveryyoung.Sheliveswithherfatherandtheirhousekeeper,HannahGruen,inthetownofRiverHeights.Nancyisprettyandpopular.Shehasaboyfriend,NedNickerson,andtwobestgirlfriends,BessMarvinandGeorgeFayne.
Nancyisalwaysinvestigatingmysteriouswrongdoing,andoftenfacesdanger.Sheistrappedintrunks,closets,andlockedrooms.Butintheendshealwayssucceeds.
SusanLarsonreadsascenefromNancyDrew'sfirstadventure,"TheSecretoftheOldClock":
SUSANLARSON:"Nancystruggledtogetaway.Shetwistedandsquirmed,kickedandclawed.Butshewashelplessintheviselikegripofthepowerfulman.
"'Letmego!'Nancycried,strugglingharder.'Letmego!'"
"Sid,ignoringherpleas,halfdraggedheracrosstheroom.Openingtheclosetdoor,heflungherinside."
"Nancyheardakeyturn."
"'Nowyoucanspyallyouwant!'Sidsneered.'Buttomakesurenobody'llletyouout,I'lljusttakethiskeyalong.'"
"WhenNancycouldnolongerhearthetrampofhisheavybootsshewassureSidhadleftthehouse.Foramomentafeelingofgreatreliefengulfedher."
"ButthenextinstantNancy'sheartgavealeap.Assheheardthemuffledroarofthevanstartingupinthedistance,ahorrifyingrealizationgrippedher."
"'They'veleftmehereto--tostarve!'"
(MUSIC)
VOICETWO:
AlloftheNancyDrewbookswerewrittenbyCarolynKeene--orsoreadersaresupposedtobelieve.InrealitytherewasnoCarolynKeene.
Children'swriterEdwardStratemeyercameupwiththeideaofNancyDrewinnineteentwenty-nine.Hewantedtocreateaseriesforgirlswhowereabouttentotwelveyearsold.
ButStratemeyerdidnotwritethebookseither.Hehadasystem.Hewoulddescribecharactersandplots,thenhaveghostwritersexpandthoseideasintoabook.
Theseuncreditedwritershadtosignagreementsnevertoadmittheirwork.Inreturn,theyearnedonehundredtwenty-fivedollars,laterraisedtotwohundredfiftydollars,foreachbook.
TheStratemeyerSyndicatealsoinventedauthorsforotherpopularchildren'sseries.TheseincludedTomSwift,theBobbseyTwinsandtheHardyBoys.
VOICEONE:
ThefirstNancyDrewbookswerepublishedinAprilofnineteenthirty.ThatwastenyearsafterAmericanwomengainedaconstitutionalrighttovote.AnditwassixmonthsafterthestockmarketcrashthatledtotheGreatDepression.
ThefirstghostwriterwasMildredWirtBenson.HeridentitybecamewidelyknownyearslaterasaresultofalegalfightbetweenStratemeyerSyndicateanditsformerpublisher.ShewasajournalismgraduateoftheUniversityofIowa.Shewastwenty-fourwhenshewrote"TheSecretoftheOldClock"andotherearlyNancyDrewbooks.
VOICETWO:
MildredBensondisagreedwithEdwardStratemeyer'straditionalideasaboutwomen.Shethoughtgirlscould,andshould,dothesamethingsasboys.SoshemadeNancyDrewindependent--or"spunky"assheisoftendescribed.
TherewasnotmuchthatStratemeyercoulddoaboutit.HediedinMayofnineteenthirty,justtwoweeksafterthefirstthreebookswerepublished.
Histwodaughterstookoverthecompany.ButthatdidnotmeanallthewomeninvolvedwithNancyDrewagreedonhowsheshouldact.ReportsfromthetimesaytheStratemeyerdaughtersfeltsheshouldbemoreladylike.
VOICEONE:
MildredBensonwrotetwenty-threeofthefirstthirty"NancyDrewMysteryStories,"thenamegiventheoriginalseries.Theseriesexpandedovertheyearstoonehundredseventy-fivebooks.
ButcollectorJenniferFishersaysmorethanfivehundredNancyDrewbookshavebeenpublished.Theseincludemorerecentonessuchas"NancyDrewonCampus"inwhichNancyisacollegestudent.Anotherseriesaimedforyoungerreaderswithaneight-year-oldNancyin"TheNancyDrewNotebooks."
ThemodernworldofNancyDrewalsoincludesaseriesofgraphicnovels.Andthereisthecontinuingseries"NancyDrew:GirlDetective."
SimonandSchusterpublicistAnnaMcKeansaysthegirldetectivestaystruetoherrootsbutis"ultra-modern."Shedrivesanenvironmentallyfriendlyhybridandcheckshere-mailonaBlackBerry.Storylineshaveexploredthingssuchasbullying,cyberspaceandrealityTV.
VOICETWO:
Innineteenfifty-nine,HarrietStratemeyerAdamsbeganrewritingtheoriginalseriesofbooksthatherfathercreated.ShegotherchancetochangeNancy'spersonality.Shemadeherquieterandmorepolite.
ShealsochangedthenameofNancy'sfriendfromGeorgeFaynetoGeorgiaandmade"George"hernickname.Intheoriginalseriesthegirlwasnamedafterhergrandfather.
Buttherewritesalsoremovedsomepartsfromtheearlybooksthatmighthaveseemedraciallyoffensivetolatergenerations.
(MUSIC)
VOICEONE:
DeannaRaybournisanAmericanmysterywriter.HerLadyJuliaGreyseriesissetinEnglandinthelateeighteenhundreds.Still,shesaysherbooksreflecttheNancyDrewstoriesthatshereadasachild:
DEANNARAYBOURN:"ThingsthatIreadasakidkeepcroppingupinmyownworkwhetherIrealizeitornot.NancyhasalotofsimilaritiestomyLadyJulia.They'reaffluent,theyaremotherless,theyhavedotingfathers.Theirbesettingsiniscuriosityandtheygetthemselvesintotroublebecausetheysnoopinplaceswheretheyshouldn't."
VOICETWO:
AnothersuccessfulmysterywriterwhoreadNancyDrewisNevadaBarr.ShewritesthebestsellingseriesaboutparkrangerAnnaPigeon.NevadaBarrremembersreadingNancyDrewbooksthesummershewaselevenyearsold.
NEVADABARR:"MyvisionisofanincrediblybeautifulgirlwhoseemedquiteoldtomewhenIwaseleven.Butyoualwaysrememberthatshehadthisincrediblefreedomthatmostchildrendon'thaveandshewassosmart."
"Theydidn'tdoalotwithreallysmartgirlsinliteraturewhenIwasyoung.AndIthinkthatwasoneofthethingsthatmadeNancyDrewspecial--thiswasinthefiftiesorearlysixties--wasthatthisgirlsurvivedbyherwitsandthatwasanewthing."
VOICEONE:
Overtheyears,NancyDrewhasappearedinmoviesandtelevisionshows,butwithoutverymuchsuccess.NancyDrewexpertJenniferFishersaysthereasonisnomystery.Thestoriesonthescreenhadlittleincommonwit
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