We spent the afternoon going through Indiana women’s page journalist and food editor Ann Hamman’s thesis on microfiche. Her thesis, about the cost effectiveness of washers and dryers in the post-World War era, was interesting and showed how home economics was very much about economics. Above is a great letter to the editor of the Columbia Journalism Review from Ann Hamman. I am still collecting the initial information about Ann’s career. She is the first of the women’s page editors I have studied who had a background in home economics and found journalism later.

We spent the afternoon going through Indiana women’s page journalist and food editor Ann Hamman’s thesis on microfiche. Her thesis, about the cost effectiveness of washers and dryers in the post-World War era, was interesting and showed how home economics was very much about economics. Above is a great letter to the editor of the Columbia Journalism Review from Ann Hamman. I am still collecting the initial information about Ann’s career. She is the first of the women’s page editors I have studied who had a background in home economics and found journalism later.

Yesterday I conducted an interview with the son of women’s page journalist Ann Hamman. He provided great background information as I begin the research process for a historical article. Ann was in the Women’s Army Corp during World War II so I am requesting some documents about her through FOIA. She earned a master’s degree in home ec after the War so I am also trying to track down her thesis.

Yesterday I conducted an interview with the son of women’s page journalist Ann Hamman. He provided great background information as I begin the research process for a historical article. Ann was in the Women’s Army Corp during World War II so I am requesting some documents about her through FOIA. She earned a master’s degree in home ec after the War so I am also trying to track down her thesis.