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Media Report To Women: Marjorie Paxson & the Lack of Institutional Memory
Women’s page editor turned publisher Marjorie Paxson was largely overlooked when she died in June. I am filling that void by writing about her life and the problem of a lack of institutional memory by publishing this essay in the summer issue of the Media Report To Women. Paxson was one of six women featured in my book, Women Politicking Politely.
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Writing Women into the Curriculum
- 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
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Save the National Women & Media Collection
Help! The National Women and Media Collection is in danger of being marginalized. The NWMC is located in the Western Historical Manuscript Collection at the University of Missouri. Recently, the WHMC has been placed under the State Historical Society – and lost the $1 million UM allocated. There is a serious concern about the future of the archivists at the WHMC – people who know the collections best. The SHS head may eliminate the WHMC reference staff – some of the best archivists out there. With the reference staff gone, the SHS staff will be responsible for providing reference service to historians and they don’t have archival training. They are…
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Save the National Women & Media Collection
Help! The National Women and Media Collection is in danger of being marginalized. The NWMC is located in the Western Historical Manuscript Collection at the University of Missouri. Recently, the WHMC has been placed under the State Historical Society – and lost the $1 million UM allocated. There is a serious concern about the future of the archivists at the WHMC – people who know the collections best. The SHS head may eliminate the WHMC reference staff – some of the best archivists out there. With the reference staff gone, the SHS staff will be responsible for providing reference service to historians and they don’t have archival training. They are…
