journalism history
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Kentucky Firsts
Rosie Napravnik (pictured above) hopes to become the first woman to win the Kentucky Derby today. Napravnik will be aboard Pants on Fire, on whom she won the Louisiana Derby. Five women have ridden in the Kentucky Derby — the last was Rosemary Homeister in 2003 — but none has finished in the top 10. Napravnik already has made some history. She’s the first female jockey to win the Louisiana Derby and the Fair Grounds riding title, finishing first on 110 of her 482 mounts to far outpace closest competitor James Graham (76 of 539). Louisville is home to another important first: Carol Sutton. Carol was a groundbreaking women’s page…
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NY Herald Tribune Fashion Editor Eugenia Sheppard
Another significant fashion editor was NY Herald Tribune Fashion Editor Eugenia Sheppard. This is how she is described in the above book, The Paper: “With the introduction in 1956 of her thrice-weekly column, ‘Inside Fashion,’ Sheppard revolutionized the journalism of style by adjusting its focus from inanimate fabric to the people who designed and wore it. … By deciding whom and what to write about she could create a whole new pattern of social commentary.” She is mentioned in several Time Magazine articles about fashion in the 1950s and 1960s. Here is one example These are two of her more well-known quotes:“It’s all terribly cute, but like giving a girl…
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NY Herald Tribune Fashion Editor Eugenia Sheppard
Another significant fashion editor was NY Herald Tribune Fashion Editor Eugenia Sheppard. This is how she is described in the above book, The Paper: “With the introduction in 1956 of her thrice-weekly column, ‘Inside Fashion,’ Sheppard revolutionized the journalism of style by adjusting its focus from inanimate fabric to the people who designed and wore it. … By deciding whom and what to write about she could create a whole new pattern of social commentary.” She is mentioned in several Time Magazine articles about fashion in the 1950s and 1960s. Here is one example These are two of her more well-known quotes:“It’s all terribly cute, but like giving a girl…
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Marian Christy, fashion journalism and ethics
My last few posts have been food journalism although fashion journalism was also an important part of the women’s pages. One of the most significant fashion reporters of the 1960s and early 1970s was Marian Christy. She started at the Boston Globe in April 1965 and her work was later picked up by the syndicate U.P.I. Her work then ran in 104 different newspapers. She won Penney-Missouri Awards in 1966, 1968 and 1970. That is Christy sitting in the chair above at a Penney-Missouri Award ceremony. Bobbi McCallum is the Seattle women’s page journalist standing in the lace pantsuit. Christy took a progressive, sociological approach to fashion – rather than…
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Marian Christy, fashion journalism and ethics
My last few posts have been food journalism although fashion journalism was also an important part of the women’s pages. One of the most significant fashion reporters of the 1960s and early 1970s was Marian Christy. She started at the Boston Globe in April 1965 and her work was later picked up by the syndicate U.P.I. Her work then ran in 104 different newspapers. She won Penney-Missouri Awards in 1966, 1968 and 1970. That is Christy sitting in the chair above at a Penney-Missouri Award ceremony. Bobbi McCallum is the Seattle women’s page journalist standing in the lace pantsuit. Christy took a progressive, sociological approach to fashion – rather than…
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Milwaukee Journal Cookbook: Kitchen Treasures
I just got this 1930 Milwaukee Journal cookbook, Kitchen Treasures, from eBay. It was produced by the Milwaukee Journal Housewives Institute. There were some interesting recipes in the book that go counter to much of culinary history. There were some rather exotic sounding recipes for the pre-World War II years. Also, there were exact measurements (specific tablespoons, for example) versus a “dash of this.” Here is more about the book.
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