On January 20, 1953, Lucille Ball was on the front page of the newspaper after giving birth to a beautiful baby girl. Ironically, President Dwight D. Eisenhower was inaugurated that very same day and his news was posted at the bottom of the page. In this statement, Davis (who is one of the writers for the I Love Lucy show), brags about Lucy. Not only did she give birth (a major domestic issue at the time -child …showed first 75 words of 5304 total…

…showed last 75 words of 5304 total…viewers is unmatchable. She created a bond that was above and beyond any prior and, in my opinion, any following. Her talents will never be forgotten and consumerism is still embedded into her influence by the selling of videotapes, books, license plates, jewelry, dolls, cards and even underwear into the twenty-first century. As a woman pursuing a career (college education), working part-time and parenting, I would like to say, "Thank You Lucy, you were great!"