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Marie Anderson with Hugh Hefner
I recently found this image of Hugh Hefner visiting the Miami Press Club sometime in the 1960s. That’s the Miami Herald women’s page editor Marie Anderson sitting with him. (I’ve circled her.) I published an article about Marie in Spring 2007.
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Carol Sutton and Koky Dishon
This image is of top women’s page editors Carol Sutton and Koky Dishon. They are speaking at a Penney-Missouri Workshop. They were also personal friends. I have article about Koky coming out this Spring. My article about Carol has been revised and resubmitted.
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Vivian Castleberry reference
Today I am working on a chapter of the book I am writing about Dallas women’s page journalist Vivian Castleberry. Vivian is included in the above book, Reporting the Kennedy Assassination. She was at the Trade Mart building during the assassination. I visited Vivian and her husband Curtis last summer. They were wonderful hosts.
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Marjorie Paxson letter
This is a letter I got from the legendary women’s page editor and later Gannett publisher Marjorie Paxson. I published an article about Marj last Spring. I am working on getting her nominated into a journalism hall of fame.
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More Molly Ivins
I have a travel grant to go through Molly’s papers at the University of Texas. In the WPCF oral history project, Molly said the following about Dallas women’s page editor Vivian Castleberry: “Vivian had a remarkable sensitivity to news that women wanted to know and how that news should be covered by women, for women.” I plan to go through Molly’s papers this Spring.
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End of the Miami News
While in Miami, we found a final edition of the Miami News. Billie O’Day was an award-winning women’s page editor at the News. I’m researching Billie’s career.Here is more about Billie.
A website devoted to the history of newspaper women's pages
