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Bobbi McCallum’s death
This is a letter from Paul Myhre, director of the Penney-Missouri Awards, to the Miami Herald women’s page editor Marie Anderson. In it he tells of the death of 25-year-old Bobbi McCallum, a women’s page journalist in Seattle. I have an article about Bobbi’s career under contract at a history publication.
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Vera Glaser
Today I am going to be interviewing one of Vera Glser’s relatives. She was one of the first journalists to cover the women’s movement. Her political columns often ran in the women’s pages. I went through her papers at the University of Wyoming. I am presenting a paper about Vera in March.
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Letter about Vivian Castleberry
Here is a great letter about Dallas women’s page editor Vivian Castleberry. I am working on a book about Vivian.
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Ruthe Deskin revisions
Today I am working on revisions for a revise and resubmit on an article about Las Vegas Sun journalist Ruthe Deskin. I went through her papers at the UNLV archives. Here is more about Ruthe.
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Marie Anderson and Paul Myhre
This is a letter from Miami Herald women’s page editor Marie Anderson to Paul Myhre, the director of the Penney-Missouri Awards. Paul was a big advocate for women’s page journalism and often worked with Marie. The letter can be found in the Penney-Missouri Award papers at WHMC. The Penney-Missouri Awards were a way for women’s page editors to network. The letter includes a reference to Edee Greene, women’s page editor at the Fort Lauderdale News. I am presenting a paper about Edee at the end of the month.
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Marie Anderson and Duke University
This week I received materials from the Duke University Archives about Marie Anderson. (She’s an alum.) One of the pages shows that Marie spoke at an alumni event in May/June 1972 about her experiences as a woman journalist. Marie earned a degree in English – she received her journalism training from Dorothy Jurney.
A website devoted to the history of newspaper women's pages
