Women's Page Editors & Women's History Month
In honor of Women's History Month this year, I will be blogging each day about a different women's page journalist. I will also be pinning to this Women's Page History board and posting to Facebook.My...
View ArticleAn Ever Developing Art Form
Guest Blog PostUCF student Rebecca MalesWhen my professor Dr. Voss asked me if I would be interested in doing an independent study on fashion photography and the development of color photography, I...
View ArticleWomen's History Month: Marjorie Paxson
In honor of March being Women's History Month, I will be blogging, pinning and tweeting about a different women's page editor each day. I thought the best place to start would be with Marjorie Paxson...
View ArticleWomen's History Month: Dorothy Jurney
Day two of Women's History Month features Dorothy Jurney who was known as the godmother of the women's pages. She is pictured above without glasses (The woman in the glasses is Marie Anderson - I will...
View ArticleWomen's History Month: Marie Anderson
Marie Anderson was a groundbreaking women's page editor at the Miami Herald. She was mentored by Dorothy Jurney who I blogged about yesterday. In this photo, Marie (wearing the glasses) is speaking...
View ArticleWomen's History Month: Roberta Applegate
For the fourth day of Women's History Month, I am continuing to focus on Miami Herald women's page journalists: club editor Roberta Applegate. She highlighted the important work that women's clubs were...
View ArticleWomen's History Month: Eleanor Hart
Today's post for day five of Women's History Month is another member of the Miami Herald's women's pages: columnist Eleanor Ratelle who wrote under the name "Eleanor Hart." Eleanor's papers are at the...
View ArticleWomen's History Month: Helen Wells
I am continuing with the Miami Herald theme for day 6th of Women's History Month: society columnist Helen Wells.The photo above is from her 1969 retirement party held at Marie Anderson's house. A...
View ArticleWomen's History Month: Jeanne Voltz
Day seven of Women's History Month features my final Miami Herald women's page journalist: food editor Jeanne Voltz.Here is a link to my article about Voltz's career at the Los Angeles Times where she...
View ArticleWomen's History Month: Maggie Savoy
On day eight of Women's History Month, I thought I would look over to the West Coast and feature Maggie Savoy who was the women's page editor at the Arizona Republic and the Los Angeles Times in the...
View ArticleWomen's History Month: Bobbi McCallum
For day nine of Women's History Month, I am blogging about Bobbi McCallum - a women's page journalist from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.In 1968, at age 25, McCallum won the top national reporting...
View ArticleWomen's History Month: Betty Preston Oiler
Staying on the West Coast for day 10 of Women's History Month - featuring Betty Preston. She was a women's page editor at the Glendale News-Press in California.Betty Preston Oiler went from an...
View ArticleWomen's History Month: Dorothee Polson
Day 11 of Women's History Month features Arizona Republic food editor Dorothee Polson. She was a Vesta Award winner for top newspaper food writing and knew Arizona women's page editor Maggie Savoy who...
View ArticleWomen's History Month: Carol McCready Hartley
Day 12 of Women's History Month features another Arizona food editor - Carol McCready Hartley.Hartley graduated from Iowa State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in home economics, focusing...
View ArticleWomen's History Month: Vivian Castleberry, Part 1
Day 13 of Women's History Month features Dallas women's page editor Vivian Castleberry. She was interviewed for the Washington Press Club Foundation's Women in Journalism project. It is available...
View ArticleWomen's History Month: Vivian Castleberry, Part 2
This is the second part of a post regarding Vivian Castleberry in honor of day 13 of Women’s History Month.In the 1950s, trailblazing Dallas women’s page editor Vivian Castleberry had to find her own...
View ArticleWomen's History Month: Betty Ewing
Day 14 of Women's History Month is another Texas women's page journalist: Houston society writer Betty Ewing.Like many of her fellow female reporters during World War II, she got to cover hard news....
View ArticleWomen's History Month: Carol Sutton
Day 15 of Women's History Month features Carol Sutton. She reformed her women's page to make it more relevant in the 1960's and was later promoted to managing editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal....
View ArticleWomen's History Month: Eleni Epstein
Day 16 of Women's History Month features Washington Star fashion editor Eleni Epstein. She was one of the most noticeable Washington, D.C., voices in translating fashion news in the post-World War II...
View ArticleWomen's History Month: Colleen "Koky" Dishon
Day 17 of Women's History Month features Colleen "Koky" Dishon. She started her career covering hard news for the Associated Press during World War II. After the war, she was a progressive women's page...
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