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- Bertha Hahn, Florida food, Florida Women's Pages, food editors, food journalism, women and journalism, women's history, women's history month
Women’s History Month: Day 12 & Bertha Cochran Hahn
Day 12 of Women’s History Month features Miami News food editor Bertha Cochran Hahn. She worked with Billie O’Day who I blogged about yesterday. Bertha Cochran Hahn earned a home economics degree from Purdue University and worked as a home demonstration agent. During World War II, she became a second lieutenant in the Army Medical Crops and was stationed in Air Force hospitals. After the war, she earned a journalism degree from the University of Miami. She became the food editor at the Miami News in the 1953 and remained in the position through the 1960s. She worked for editor Jim Bellows – who wrote about her in his book,…
- Dorothy Chapman, Florida Women's Pages, food editors, food journalism, food writing, women's history month
Women’s History Month: Day 6 & Dorothy Chapman
Day 6 of Women’s History Month features Dorothy Chapman. She had been the women’s page editor at the Orlando Sentinel when Barr was the food editor. When Barr retired in 1969, Chapman became the food editor. In 1971, Chapman became the first restaurant editor at the newspaper. She wrote several cookbooks based on her column, “Thought You’d Never Ask.” According to her obituary: “As the Orlando Sentinel’s first restaurant critic, Chapman wielded her pen and fork with a civil tongue. “We [chefs] gave her a lot of respect because she gave us a lot of respect,” said longtime Orlando restaurateur Major Jarman. “She was fair. Everyone took her comments as…
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Day 5 of Women’s History Month features Orlando Sentinel food editor Grace Warlow Barr. She attended Goucher College in Baltimore before marrying Leal Barr. The couple had twins: Gracia and Graham. They divorced in 1936 and she joined the Sentinel in 1940 to support her family. She initially became the society editor with a column called “Cynthia’s Tea Table Chatter.” The column ended in 1964 and she focused on food. She was the food editor until her retirement in 1969. Her cookbook, Cooking with Grace, was published in 1970. She was known for her recipes that began with “start with a stick of butter.” She had an active social life…
- Florida food, Florida history, Florida newspapers, Florida Women's Pages, food editors, food journalism, Lowis Carlton
Women’s History Month: Food Editor Lowis Carlton
Day Two post for Women’s History Month features Florida women’s page journalist Lowis Carlton. She was the food editor at the Miami Herald in the 1970s. This image is from her tenure at the Herald – Lowis Carlton. She had a background in both journalism and home economics. She also wrote several Florida cookbooks. I am including her in the book I am writing about Miami food history.
- Florida food, Florida newspapers, Florida Women's Pages, food editors, food journalism, Jeanne Voltz, Miami food
Women’s History Month: Florida Women’s Page Journalists & Jeanne Voltz
Day one of Women’s History Month features the first food editor I ever studied: Miami Herald & Los Angeles Times food editor Jeanne Voltz. I will be blogging about a different Florida women’s page journalists. Here is one of my articles about Voltz. Today, Voltz’s recipe for Green Corn Tamales can be found on the Food Network website with a note giving credit to her acclaimed book, Barbecued Ribs, Smoked Butts, and Other Great Feeds. James Beard, a well-known name in food and a contemporary of Julia Child, wrote of the book, “Jeanne Voltz has written a definitive book on barbecuing. She understands the varying tastes and the techniques of…
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Tampa Food Editor Ann McDuffie Clip
I was happy to find this clip from Tampa food editor Ann McDuffie. She is featured in my book, The Food Section.
