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Edee Greene divorce
I received the Fort Lauderdale News women’s page editor Edee Greene’s divorce decree. It was granted in 1951 for extreme cruelty and was not contested by her husband. (He left her for one of Edee’s friends.) She received no alimony and had to raise three children by herself. That’s what led to her first professional journalism position at the Orlando Sentinel.
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Vera Glaser event
I just found this information about the 1963 American Newspaperwomen’s Club event that Vera Glaser co-hosted. The above image is from the event. Here is a link to audio of the event. Both are found at the University of Denver. I am working on a paper about women’s page political reporter Vera Glaser. I am presenting it at a conference in New York City this weekend. I went through Vera’s papers at the University of Wyoming last year.
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Beverley Morales’ daughter, Maria
I tracked down this image of Maria Helena Morales’ gravesite. She was the daughter of Sun-Sentinel women’s page editor Beverley Morales. Last week I received the divorce decree of Beverley and her husband, Hector. They were divorced on May 22, 1967. Little Maria died in a drowning accident on June 26, 1967. What a difficult time that must have been.
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Edee Greene’s daughter
Today I am interviewing the daughter of Fort Lauderdale New women’s page editor Edee Greene. I am looking forward to filling in some gaps in Edee’s career.
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Trailblazing Texas Women
I spent yesterday in Dallas being interviewed about women’s page editor Vivian Castleberry for the PBS documentary Trailblazing Texas Women. It was great to talk about Vivian’s importance. Vivian is the one in the upper, left corner in this image.
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Jim Bellows dies
I was so sad to learn yesterday that Jim Bellows had died. Here’s a link to one of several obits. Jim was a great editor. A great champion for the underdog. An advocate and mentor for women journalists. He was married to women’s page journalist Maggie Savoy until her death in 1970. He made a real difference. I interviewed him a few years ago about Maggie. Here’s a link to an obit that mentions Maggie.
A website devoted to the history of newspaper women's pages
