journalism history
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March Madness
With the Final Four teams set, I was thinking of which of the women’s page editors were the biggest sports fans. Billie O’Day (of the Miami News) loved the Miami Hurricanes so much, she used to follow the sports photographer onto the field. Roberta Applegate (of the Miami Herald) continued to follow the Michigan State teams after graduation and wrote to her parents about winning games. But the biggest sports fan had to be the Las Vegas Sun’s Ruthe Deskin (featured above). She said several times that her dream job was to coach the basketball team at UNLV. My article about Ruthe will come out sometime this year.
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Women’s page journalists and motherhood
In honor of baby Curtis turning five months old today, I have charted out the path of the few women’s page journalists who had children. (Those who did not have children include Roberta Applegate, Gloria Biggs, Marie Anderson, Dorothy Jurney, Marjorie Paxson and Koky Dishon.) For example, Janet Chusmir of the Miami Herald went to work after her children were older. Here is more about Janet. On the other hand, Anne Rowe Goldman, of the St. Petersburg Times, waited to have children until she was near 40 and retired early. Now we are off to the beach!
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Women’s page journalists and motherhood
In honor of baby Curtis turning five months old today, I have charted out the path of the few women’s page journalists who had children. (Those who did not have children include Roberta Applegate, Gloria Biggs, Marie Anderson, Dorothy Jurney, Marjorie Paxson and Koky Dishon.) For example, Janet Chusmir of the Miami Herald went to work after her children were older. Here is more about Janet. On the other hand, Anne Rowe Goldman, of the St. Petersburg Times, waited to have children until she was near 40 and retired early. Now we are off to the beach!
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Home ec and the women’s pages
I am beginning to study the history of home economics in connection with women’s page content. In particular, some of the food journalists were trained in home economics. I am beginning to read this book that takes a new look at the field of home ec – looking beyond the assumption that this was simply a way of confining women to traditional roles. I hope to do the same for the study of women’s pages. Cornell University as a great online exhibit about the history of home ec.
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Home ec and the women’s pages
I am beginning to study the history of home economics in connection with women’s page content. In particular, some of the food journalists were trained in home economics. I am beginning to read this book that takes a new look at the field of home ec – looking beyond the assumption that this was simply a way of confining women to traditional roles. I hope to do the same for the study of women’s pages. Cornell University as a great online exhibit about the history of home ec.
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Interviewed Ann Hamman’s son
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.
