journalism history
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President Nixon & women
I have been working on an article about Vera Glaser, who in addition to being a women’s page political reporter was also a member of a White House Committee on women’s roles. Her question to the president at a press conference about the lack of women in government earned her national attention. In my research I came across the above photo and an interesting column on the Nixon Library website. Here is part of the column:“Looking back now, we know that President Nixon’s actions brought gender equality into the mainstream of American life. He made equality “legitimate.” This legitimacy rippled through our society and helped create new opportunities for women…
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President Nixon & women
I have been working on an article about Vera Glaser, who in addition to being a women’s page political reporter was also a member of a White House Committee on women’s roles. Her question to the president at a press conference about the lack of women in government earned her national attention. In my research I came across the above photo and an interesting column on the Nixon Library website. Here is part of the column:“Looking back now, we know that President Nixon’s actions brought gender equality into the mainstream of American life. He made equality “legitimate.” This legitimacy rippled through our society and helped create new opportunities for women…
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NCA Paper Acceptance
My paper, “Who’s Wearing the Pants? How The New York Times Reported the Changing Dress of Women,” has been accepted for the fall National Communication Association convention in San Francisco – where Lance and I got married. I looked at the literal and symbolic power of women wearing pants. I included a story about women’s page editor Marj Paxson who went on to become a publisher of the Muskogee Phoenix in the 1980s. On the first day, she changed the policy for female employees – they could now wear pants. From the paper:She later learned that many of the female employees went shopping that evening. The next day, of the…
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NCA Paper Acceptance
My paper, “Who’s Wearing the Pants? How The New York Times Reported the Changing Dress of Women,” has been accepted for the fall National Communication Association convention in San Francisco – where Lance and I got married. I looked at the literal and symbolic power of women wearing pants. I included a story about women’s page editor Marj Paxson who went on to become a publisher of the Muskogee Phoenix in the 1980s. On the first day, she changed the policy for female employees – they could now wear pants. From the paper:She later learned that many of the female employees went shopping that evening. The next day, of the…
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Women and Newspaper Management
I recently came across information about this seminar in this article and I am thankful to the archivist at the University of Indiana who found and scanned this program. This page shows that Janet Chusmir (E.E. of the Miami Herald) and Carol Sutton (M.E. of the Louisville Courier-Journal) attended the seminar. Both women went from the women’s pages to newspaper management. I am looking at the career paths of both women, especially because they had children. I am hoping to track down a video of the seminar. I have located a copy at the University of Illinois. My biography of Carol Sutton will be published this month in a national…
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Women and Newspaper Management
I recently came across information about this seminar in this article and I am thankful to the archivist at the University of Indiana who found and scanned this program. This page shows that Janet Chusmir (E.E. of the Miami Herald) and Carol Sutton (M.E. of the Louisville Courier-Journal) attended the seminar. Both women went from the women’s pages to newspaper management. I am looking at the career paths of both women, especially because they had children. I am hoping to track down a video of the seminar. I have located a copy at the University of Illinois. My biography of Carol Sutton will be published this month in a national…
