National Women and Media Collection
- Dorothy Jurney, Marie Anderson, Marjorie Paxson, National Women and Media Collection, women and journalism, women and news, women and politics
Gainesville Sun: My Women & Politics Column
My column about my women and politics book was published today in the Gainesville Sun. I will be speaking about my book, Women Politicking Politely, at the Matheson Museum next Saturday.
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My Gainesville Book Talk: August 26th
I am looking forward to talking about my women & politics book in Gainesville next month. From the announcement:“The Matheson History Museum is thrilled to welcome back Kimberly Wilmot Voss to discuss her latest book “Women Politicking Politely: Advancing Feminism in the 1960s and 1970s.” “Women Politicking Politely” covers the relatively unknown stories of six women who helped lay the foundation for advancing women’s equality in the U.S. They largely worked behind the scenes but were as equally important as the leaders of the women’s liberation movement. These particular women were chosen for the book because of their interactions with each other as they rallied around a common cause and…
- Marjorie Paxson, National Women and Media Collection, women and journalism, women and news, women and politics
Upcoming Marjorie Paxson Publications
With the weak obituary published by Marjorie Paxson’s newspaper, I have written about her significance. There will be an article in the State Historical Society of Missouri newsletter and the Media Report To Women. I also nominated her (again) for the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame.
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Marjorie Paxson Papers & Fashion Coverage
- Florida Women's Pages, Marjorie Paxson, National Women and Media Collection, NWMC, women and journalism
Death of Newspaper Pioneer Marjorie Paxson
I was sad to learn that Marjorie Paxson has died. She was a pioneering women’s page editor who went on to become the fourth female publisher at Gannett. Her papers are available here. Here is a link to her oral history. Here is my article about Paxson. Marjorie is a major figure in my Women Politicking Politely book.
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Writing Women into the Curriculum
- Catherine East, Dorothy Jurney, Kay Clarenbach, Marie Anderson, Marjorie Paxson, National Women and Media Collection, Vera Glaser
The Women Politicking Politely is Out!
Happy to announce that Women Politicking Politely is now out – books arrived today. It tells the story of six important women – several of whom were women’s page journalists: Marie Anderson, Dorothy Jurney, Marj Paxson, Vera Glaser, Catherine East & Kay Clarenbach.
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Page Proofs for Women & Politics Book
Excited to go over page proofs for my upcoming book, Women Politicking Politely: Feminists Making a Difference in the 1960s and 1970s. It features the stories of Marie Anderson, Kay Clarenbach, Catherine East, Vera Glaser, Dorothy Jurney and Marjorie Paxson.
