Question

How did people first become acqueinted with the soap opera

Answer 1

The soap opera originated on radio in the United States in the early 1930s, as short, domestic dramas sponsored by the manufacturers of soaps, medicines, foods and other household goods.

Answer 2

the first radio serial considered to be a "soap opera" was Painted Dreams, which debuted on October 20, 1930 on Chicago radio station WGN.

The first nationally broadcast radio soap opera was Clara, Lu, and Em, which aired on the NBC Blue Network at 10:30 p.m. Eastern Time on January 27, 1931

The first daytime TV soap opera in the United States was These Are My Children in 1949