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Culinary Historians of Chicago Talk
I enjoyed my talk at the Culinary Historians of Chicago: Midwestern Newspaper Food Editors: Ruth Ellen Church, Clarice Rowlands & Peggy Daum.
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Florida Historical Society Talk
I had a great time in Fort Lauderdale at the Florida Historical Society Annual Meeting & Symposium. I spoke about the Florida women's pages and food editors from the 1950s and 1960s: Jeanne Voltz,...
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Great Column About The Food Section
I loved this wonderful article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about The Food Section.I also loved this image of Milwaukee Sentinel food editor Rosa Tusa.
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National Women & Media Collection
I was happy to provide a quote for this National Women & Media Collection poster. So much of my research is due to the documents that are housed at the NWMC. It was established by women's page...
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New Image of Dorothy Jurney & Marie Anderson
Jeanne Voltz was kind enough to share this great 1959 image of Miami Herald women's page editors Dorothy Jurney and Marie Anderson. Jeanne's mother was the food editor at the Herald in the...
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Great Betty Ewing Images
I love these images of Houston society writer and women's page journalist Betty Ewing. They will be published on History Weekly later this week.
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Vivian Castleberry Column
The Dallas Morning News featured a great column by longtime Dallas women's page editor Vivian Castleberry.Lance & I are working on a book about Vivian's life and career.
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Food Editor Alice Partridge
Thanks to the Informal Association of Cookbook Collectors & Foodists, I learned about food editor Alice Partridge. Here is some information from her obituary beginning with her World War II...
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Washington Food Editors & Pen Names
I am working on a history magazine article about three of the 1950s era food editors in Washington State who all wrote under pen names: Dorothy Dean (Spokesman-Review), Dorothy Neighbors (Seattle...
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Poynter Post & Excellence in Journalism Talk
I was happy to see the great coverage Poynter gave to the research that Lance and I did about female firsts in newspaper management. Our article "Taking Chances and Making Changes: The Career Paths and...
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Great Column About The Food Section
I enjoyed this great column about The Food Section which ran today.
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Gossip & the Women's Pages
The book When Private Talk Goes Public: Gossip in American History is now up on Amazon.My chapter is: "Gossip in the Women’s Pages: Examining and Legitimizing the Work of Female Journalists in the...
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Florida Women's Page Journalism Publications
I was inspired to put together a list of my publications about Florida women's page journalists from the 1950's and 1960's after re-reading the book Orange Journalism which overlooked Florida women's...
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The Food Section Pinterest Board
Wonder what the women from The Food Section: Newspaper Women and the Culinary Community look like? Check out my Pinterest board with images of the food editors.
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Teatime to Tailgates & Kathleen Kelly
Just read Teatime to Tailgates and absolutely loved it. Author Jane P. Marshall documented 150 or food, cooking and home economics history at Kansas State University. (Lance is a K-State graduate.) She...
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Edee Greene Article in Tequesta
I am excited to announce that my article about Fort Lauderdale women's page editor Edee Greene is finally out in Tequesta. She is one of my favorite Florida editors. She made a big difference for women...
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AJHA Talk: Academic Spouses Collaborating
I was pleased to learn that our AJHA panel was accepted. It's called: "Co-authorship and Collaboration in Historical Research." I will speak about my work with my husband Lance Speere. Together, we...
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The Food Section at Bookmark It
It was fun to see The Food Section at the Bookmark It in Orlando. I stopped in to sign a few copies of the book.
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New Dorothy Neighbors' Information
I came across this wonderful information about Jeanne Rounds Olsen who worked as "Dorothy Neighbors," the pen name for the food editor at the Seattle Times.My thanks to the archivists at Washington...
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2014 Food Culture & History Catalog
I was pleased to see the great treatment in the Rowman & Littlefield 2014 Food Culture and History Catalog. The Food Section is featured on page seven.
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