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Marian Christy, fashion journalism and ethics
My last few posts have been food journalism although fashion journalism was also an important part of the women’s pages. One of the most significant fashion reporters of the 1960s and early 1970s was Marian Christy. She started at the Boston Globe in April 1965 and her work was later picked up by the syndicate U.P.I. Her work then ran in 104 different newspapers. She won Penney-Missouri Awards in 1966, 1968 and 1970. That is Christy sitting in the chair above at a Penney-Missouri Award ceremony. Bobbi McCallum is the Seattle women’s page journalist standing in the lace pantsuit. Christy took a progressive, sociological approach to fashion – rather than…
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Milwaukee Journal Cookbook: Kitchen Treasures
I just got this 1930 Milwaukee Journal cookbook, Kitchen Treasures, from eBay. It was produced by the Milwaukee Journal Housewives Institute. There were some interesting recipes in the book that go counter to much of culinary history. There were some rather exotic sounding recipes for the pre-World War II years. Also, there were exact measurements (specific tablespoons, for example) versus a “dash of this.” Here is more about the book.
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Jacksonville journalist Jessie-Lynne Kerr
Jacksonville journalist Jessie-Lynne Kerr died this week. She is another example of a great reporter who got her start in the women’s pages. From her obituary: “On Dec. 7, 1959, she began work as a reporter for the women’s section of the daily paper.Most of her work was representative of the women’s pages of the day. She would write up weddings, put together the food page, report on charity galas. But on Dec. 16, 1960, during a driving snow storm, two planes collided over Staten Island. Her car was equipped with snow tires and chains, so she was sent to the scene to cover her first hard news story. “It…
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Arizona Food Editor Dorothee Polson
I was so happy to get an email from Phoenix food editor Dorothee Polson. I was familiar with her work as a Vesta Award winner and had guessed that she probably knew Arizona women’s page editor Maggie Savoy. Luckily, I came across an oral history with Dorothee. It is available here. In the history, Dorothee mentions Maggie and her experiences as a food journalist. Here is one of my favorite parts as she described coming to Phoenix in 1962:“I think it helped me that there had not been a food section, because there were no rules and regulations to follow. I could just do whatever I wanted to. And I…
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Food editor Carol McCready Hartley
I just came across the obituary of food editor Carol McCready Hartley. She had an interesting career. Here is more about her:“Mrs. Hartley graduated from Iowa State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in home economics, specialty in textiles. She was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. Her first job was in Chicago, at Carson Pirie Scott, the city’s second largest department store, as a member of the Fashion Board, staging style shows throughout Chicago and North Shore suburbs. She married Richard H. Voshall in 1955, divorced in 1961. She moved from Chicago to Phoenix, Arizona in 1961, went to work for Phoenix Newspapers, Inc., the following year…
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Easter, Jane Nickerson and key lime pie
I recently tracked down a copy of Jane Nickerson’s 1973 Florida Cookbook. Jane was a longtime New York Times food writer before coming down to Florida and later working for the NYT’s Florida newspapers. Her book includes an interesting history of Florida food. I asked Lance to make Jane’s recipes for key lime pie for Easter dinner – it’s pictured above. Yum!
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