End of the St. Petersburg Times
Today was the first day that the St. Petersburg Times officially became the Tampa Bay Times. After a long and significant history, the St. Petersburg Times now longer exists – at least by name. Here is the story.
For many years, the St. Petersburg Times had one of the top women’s pages in the country. The newspaper was one of the first to transition into a lifestyle section – although the Washington Post usually gets all the credit. (At the Times, it was known as the “Day” section.)
For many years, the women’s page editor (and later the Day editor) was Anne Rowe – later Goldman. That is a photo of her below as she reported on a story about Elvis.
My article, “Anne Rowe Goldman: Refashioning Women’s News in St. Petersburg, Florida,” was published in the FCH Annals: Journal of the Florida Conference of Historians, March 2011, 104-111.
I hope the stories of the women of the St. Petersburg Times don’t get lost as the newspaper changes its name.
