Marie Anderson
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Women of the Washington Press
This new book about women journalists in Washington by Maurine Beasley is in a word – amazing. (Dr. Beasley was my dissertation adviser and introduced me to the women’s pages.) It is rich storytelling – with strong anecdotes – grounded in significant research. Washington D.C. with its mix of politics and society has been a special place for women reporters. Dr. Beasley tells their stories well. Two of the women I write about are mentioned in the book – Vera Glaser and Eleni Epstein. The work of both women ran in the women’s pages. Vera Glaser was the longtime political columnist for a national wire service. Her work often ran…
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Big Finds in the Marjorie Paxson Papers
I just finished going through the wonderful package of papers that arrived from the National Women & Media Collection. The copies are from the newly indexed Marjorie Paxson papers. Marjorie, who helped established the NWMC, was a longtime women’s page editor before becoming a newspaper publisher. That is a drawing of her above and a card signed by her friends and colleagues at the Miami Herald as she was leaving for the St. Petersburg Times. There are also great photos of her going away party – including one image of Marj with women’s page pioneer Marie Anderson. In some ways it was bittersweet to see the images. Marjorie looks so…
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Naming of Hurricanes
The Associated Press recently ran a story about the names of hurricanes. What is left out of the story is the role that Miami feminist Roxcy Bolton (pictured below) played in changing the policy. Prior to her activism, hurricanes were ALWAYS named for women. She got tired of reading headlines about hurricanes with women’s names destroying communities. Instead, she suggested that hurricanes be named for senators – since they like to name things after themselves. By 1979, the policy was changed to alternate women and men’s names when it came to naming hurricanes. Here is a story that provides some background. Roxcy was a friend of Miami Herald women’s page editor…
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Writing Women into the Curriculum
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Jim Bellows, women & ASNE
I am working on an article about how women’s page editors worked with the journalism industry in the 1960s and early 1970s to improve the status of women at newspapers. I am focusing on three organizations: ASNE, APME and the American Press Institute. There has been a tendency to simplify women’s roles at newspapers as one of victims. While they were clearly discriminated against – from pay to promotions – they did try to make change for themselves and future female journalists. They were aware of their smaller paychecks and poor treatment. They took action though organizations that they hoped would make a difference. For example, Miami Herald Women’s Page…
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Marie Anderson’s Papers Are Indexed
Elizabeth, the wonderful archivist at the Historical Society of Missouri, recently informed me that the papers of Miami Herald women’s page editor Marie Anderson have been indexed. They can be found in the National Women & Media Collection. I was happy to get the news – Marie saved everything and there is a lot of valuable material about women’s pages. (Marie is the one seated in the photo above. Roberta Applegate is the one standing.) My article about Marie Anderson was published in Spring 2007.
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Writing Women into the Curriculum
- Dorothy Jurney, Florida Women's Pages, Jeanne Voltz, jounalism history, Marie Anderson, Marjorie Paxson, Miami Herald, Roberta Applegate
Saving the Miami Herald Building
Yesterday, the Miami Herald featured this story about a preservation group’s fight to save the Miami Herald Building. Marie Anderson was the women’s page editor of the Herald when the building opened in 1963. The Miami Herald had one of the top women’s page sections in the country in the 1950s and 1960s. Journalists who wrote for the section at the time included: Roberta Applegate, Dorothy Jurney, Marjorie Paxson and Jeanne Voltz.
