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Dorothy Kincaid
I just received this Milwaukee Sentinel recipe book that was edited by Dorothy Kincaid. She came to the Sentinel in 1962 after earning a journalism degree from the University of Minnesota. She was the Sentinel women’s page editor from 1966 to 1974. She then became a reporter in the Trend section. In 1982, she became the food editor. Here is one of her stories. Here is her obituary. In it, the reporter noted Dorothy being banned from the press box during the 1963 Rose Bowl. I am looking into the Sentinel’s creation of the Trend section – it replaced the women’s section.
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D-Day
In honor of D-Day, I thought I would post about Robert “Bob” Dishon. He was drafted into World War II and landed on the beaches of Normandy. He would return home and become an Ohio journalist – meeting and marrying women’s page journalist Colleen “Koky” Dishon. The two would move from newspaper to newspaper over the years. Today, a journalism scholarship is given out in their name. Here is information about the scholarship. The press release also includes information about his military service.
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Interview with Carol DeMasters
Yesterday I interviewed former Milwaukee Sentinel food editor Carol DeMasters about food sections in the 1970s. She, along with Peggy Daum, helped form the Association for Food Journalists. She is now the group’s executive director. Here is a news story about the initial formation of the group. Thanks to Carol’s insight, I am beginning a new paper about ethics and food journalists.
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More Eleanor Hart Research
I have begun the analysis of a collection of entries from “A Column With Heart.” The advice column, written by Eleanor Hart, ran in the women’s section of the Miami Herald in the 1950s and 1960s. One of her most direct address to gender roles was in relation to an October 5, 1966 from reader, C.M.R. He identified himself as the husband of a stay-at-home wife with six children. He wrote: I read the series by Lois Benjamin about the so-called ‘working mother’ I say that because the mother who really works is the one who stays at home and cares for the needs of her children and her husband.…
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Eleanor Hart Paper
Today I am working on a conference paper about columnist Eleanor Hart. She worked in the women’s pages of the Miami Herald in the 1950s and 1960s. I went through her papers at the South Florida Historical Society last year. Sadly, I came across the death of her young daughter, Mary. Eleanor used her experience to help other parents who lost their children. Eleanor made a significant difference in her community.
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L.A. Times Food Editors and Writers
Above is video of Betsy Balsley, Donna Deane, Rose Dosti and Barbara Hansen, “The L.A. Times Food Section Gals.” Jeanne Voltz – a favorite research subject – is mentioned. (Voltz was the Times food editor from 1960-1973. I have written a conference paper on those years.) The 1960s and 1970s were an important time for food sections – a part of the women’s pages. Here is a blog post by someone who attended the event. Here is more about the group, Culinary Historians of Southern California.
A website devoted to the history of newspaper women's pages
