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Our Mad Men Book: Teen Vogue's List of Feminist Books
I was thrilled to see that our Mad Men book was included on Teen Vogue's list of top feminist books.
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Upcoming Conference: Association for Food Journalists
Looking forward to the Association of Food Journalists' Conference in Tampa/St. Petersburg next week. Hoping to learn more about Florida food history to collection information for my Miami food book.
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The Creation of N.O.W.: Kay Clarenbach & Betty Friedan
I have been working on the creation of the National Organization for women and the role of Kay Clarenbach&Betty Friedan. This image is from the second meeting of the organization.Clarenbach has...
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AFJ: Roy Peter Clark Talk
I had a wonderful time listening to Roy Peter Clark speak at the Association for Food Journalists Conference in St. Petersburg at the Poynter Institute.His analysis of food writer M.F.K. Fisher's work...
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FCH Talk: Jane Nickerson's Florida Cookbook
I was happy to learn that my paper about Jane Nickerson's Florida Cookbook has been accepted for presentation at the Florida Conference of Historians.The FCH Conference will be in Orlando in the Spring.
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Save the Date: Savoring Gotham
I was excited to see that the New York City food encyclopedia, Savoring Gotham, is closer to publication. My contribution was an entry about Jane Nickerson - the first food editor at the New York...
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Women's Page Political Journalists Vera Glaser & Janet Chusmir
I have been going through the work of women's page political journalist Vera Glaser for my book about women and politics. She covered many important issues, including the significant Women in Revolt...
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Death of Jean Sharley Taylor
I was sorry to hear that former women's page editor Jean Sharley Taylor had died although I liked her obituary which was posted today:"Jean Sharley Taylor — a woman whose talent and persistence earned...
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Oral History Association Conference: 2015
I had a great time in Tampa at the 2015 Oral History Association Conference. I spoke about the women's page editors who were part of the Washington Press Club Foundation's Women in Journalism oral...
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Florida Communication Association Conference, 2015
It was another week and another conference. Yesterday I presented “Everything Old is New Again: Historical Take on New Directions in Communication" at the Florida Communication Association Conference....
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We're History: Women's Page Editors & Domestic Violence Awareness
My latest post for We're History is about the role women's page journalists played in raising awareness about domestic violence - including Edee Greene.
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Food Studies Conference: The First Newspaper Wine Editor, Ruth Ellen Church
I am virtually presenting a paper for the Food Studies Conference next fall: "The First Lady of Wine Journalism: Ruth Ellen Church." I just received the email acceptance and am looking forward to...
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Savoring Gotham: Jane Nickerson
I am so excited that the wonderful book, Savoring Gotham in now out. My entry is about Jane Nickerson. She was the first food editor at the New York Times & one of my favorite food editors. She...
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My Blog: More than 300,000 page views
Happy moment: More than 300,000 page views on Women's Page History.
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Mad Men & Working Women: Out in Paperback
The paperback version of our Mad Men and Working Women in now out in paperback. In it, there is a new revised conclusion which included the final season which was not included in our original book.My...
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Repost: Cecily Brownstone & the Green Bean Casserole
Cecily Brownstone was the longtime food editor at the Associated Press who is include in The Food Section: Newspaper Women and the Culinary Community. I think of her every Thanksgiving because of her...
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My Poynter Book Review
My review of Mary McGrory: The First Queen of Journalism for Poynter has been published.McGrory would have worked with women's page journalist Eleni Epstein at the Washington Star and political...
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Milwaukee Journal Research Acceptance
Excited that the article that Lance & I wrote about the women's page journalists of the Milwaukee Journal has been accepted for publication in an academic journal. Included in the article are...
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Review of Gossip Book
Happy to read the positive review of the book about gender and gossip, When Private Talk Goes Public in the Journal of American History.My chapters is about the women's page editors who covered black...
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Gulfport Talk: Florida Women in the 1950s & 1960s
I am looking forward to speaking at the Gulfport Historical Society about the Florida women I study - including several in the photo above. This image from the Miami Herald in the 1950s includes...
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