-
Voltz & Beard
I came across this article that Jeanne Voltz (food editor of the L.A. Times women’s section in the 1960s) wrote about food great James Beard. Jeanne and James went on to become good friends, especially after Jeanne left the Times to become an editor at a women’s magazine and moved to New York. I just completed my book chapter on Beard and am getting ready to send out an article about Voltz. Not much has been written about food journalism in newspapers. We are going to use some of their recipes as we begin holiday cooking today!
-
L.A. Times documentary
Yesterday we watched the documentary Inventing L.A. about the Los Angeles Times and the Chandler family. They had a strong women’s page in the late 1960s under editor Maggie Savoy. Above is video of an interview with Otis Chandler, the last of the Chandlers to edit the newspaper.
-
New Beverley Morales information
I am continuing my work on Florida women’s page editor Beverley Morales. She had a long, varied career which has taken time to document. Yesterday I heard from her sisters who recommend that I look for the newspaper that Beverley started in Lame Deer, A’tone. I just found this reference to the newspaper in the Library of Congress. I am requesting more information today. UPDATE: I heard back from Berkeley and have ordered copies of the newspaper.
-
Catherine East oral history & Anderson reference
I am going over more of the Catherine East oral history that I found a few months ago. (Catherine was an influential, behind-the-scenes feminist leader who worked with the media.) This is the reference I referred to earlier about women’s page editor Marie Anderson. Pg 199: In response to a question about the Task Force on Women and the delay by the White House publishing it until April 1970 although it had been completed for months. Catherine: East “It was actually published by the Miami Herald before that. The White House held up our report. Libby Koontz finally persuaded the White House to release it in time for her Women’s…
-
Writing while on Anna Maria Beach
Yesterday, Lance and Curtis and I spent the day at the beach on Anna Maria Island – on the Sun Coast. I am working on an early draft of an article about the impact of women’s page editors in the 1950s. So far I am just focusing on South Florida as a case study in response to a CFP for a journal special issue. These women page editors negotiated a complex relationship between tradition and progress – both at their newspapers and in their communities. I am interested in how they worked on this negotiation and how this relates to the social changes of the 1960s. It’s always easier to…
-
Bobbi McCallum images
You May Also Like
Fashion Writers Marian Christy & Bobbi McCallum
A website devoted to the history of newspaper women's pages
