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Florida Food History: Ice House
Came across this cool example of food history in Anna Maria Island over the weekend. The AMI History Center was built as an ice house in 1920.
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American Women on the Move: Book about IWY
I enjoyed reading this excellent book, American Women on the Move: The Inside Story of the National Women's Conference, 1977.There is some overlap with my book, Politicking Politely. There are great...
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Politicking Politely Cover Photo
I have sent off my manuscript for my book, Politicking Politely.I am considering this image for the cover - it features Miami Herald women's page journalists Marie Anderson and Dorothy Jurney.
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Researching Women's Page Editor Drue Lytle
Today I got back to writing about Drue Lytle – the women’s page editor of the Honolulu Advertiser. She won numerous Penney-Missouri Awards in the 1960s. Her letters back and forth with Awards’ director...
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Pearl Harbor & Drue Lytle
Today is the anniversary of Pearl Harbor. Hugh Lytle was the journalist whose teletype message provided Associated Press and the world with the first account of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He...
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Researching Kathryn Robinette
I am beginning a a potential new journal article about Palm Beach women's page editor Kathryn Robinette who won two Penney-Missouri Awards, the top recognition for women's pages in the 1960s.Robinette...
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Washington Press Club Cookbook History
My proposal for research about the Washington Press Club cookbooks has been accepted for the 2017 Food Studies Conference. My paper is titled: "Who Says We Can’t Cook? Analysis of Gender, Labor and...
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Happy Anniversary!
Happy anniversary to my husband and co-author! A wonderful 13 years.
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New Directions in Florida’s African American History
I am excited that my paper NAME has been accepted for presentation at the conference “New Directions in Florida’s African American History,” at Flagler College, March 23-25, 2017, Saint Augustine,...
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Wine Journalism Reference to Ruth Ellen Church
I was happy to see this reference to Chicago Tribune food editor Ruth Ellen Church in the book, American Wine. Church, who initially wrote under the pen name Mary Meade, was the first American...
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Modern Day Women's Page
I was interested to see that the Washington Post is introducing a modern women's page, The Lily. Here is a story about it.The name “The Lily” is a nod to the first newspaper for and run by women which...
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Upcoming Tustenegee Article
I was happy to learn on Friday that my article about Palm Beach women's page editor Kathryn Robinette has been accepted for publication by the Tustenegee journal.
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FCH Talk about Billie O'Day
The Florida Conference of Historian program is out. I am happy to be speaking about Miami News women's page editor Billie O'Day.This is from her obituary:"Summing herself up in her notes, Billie O’Day...
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Journalism & Wedding History
This week, the New York Times published a great story about the history of weddings published in the newspaper. I will be speaking about women's pages and black brides at the New Directions in...
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Billie O'Day as Symphony Conductor
I was happy to find this reference to Billie O'Day as a symphony conductor. Her daytime job was the women's page editor at the Miami News. I am speaking about O'Day at the upcoming Florida Conference...
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Page Proofs for Women & Politics Book
Excited to go over page proofs for my upcoming book, Women Politicking Politely: Feminists Making a Difference in the 1960s and 1970s. It features the stories of Marie Anderson, Kay Clarenbach,...
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Tampa Food Editor Ann McDuffie Clip
I was happy to find this clip from Tampa food editor Ann McDuffie.She is featured in my book, The Food Section.
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Home Economics Journalism
I am getting back to my work on home economics journalism.I was happy to find this scanned catalog from the 1950s which mentioned home economics journalism as a career option.
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Elvis in Florida Book & Anne Rowe Goldman
I really enjoyed Bob Kealing's book about Elvis in Florida - Elvis Ignited: The Rise of an Icon in Florida.I especially enjoyed the sections about women's page journalists - including Anne Rowe.Here is...
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Women's History Month: Florida Women's Page Journalists & Jeanne Voltz
Day one of Women's History Month features the first food editor I ever studied: Miami Herald & Los Angeles Times food editor Jeanne Voltz. I will be blogging about a different Florida women's page...
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