Raleigh

  • Bette Elliott,  Raleigh,  women and journalism,  women's page history

    Raleigh Women’s Page Editor

    Came across a women’s page editor from North Carolina: Bette Elliott of the Raleigh Times. She came in a second-place for the 1962 Penney-Missouri Award competition. She also had a local television show. From a service for her life:” A former colleague told of how as the Women’s section editor of The Raleigh Times newspaper, she rang the bell for the Salvation Army in front of a downtown Raleigh ABC store. Everyone was afraid not to give, for fear she would list their names in her column. People also remembered her tall statue and beauty. Her daughter Carmen spoke of how she was abandoned by her husband and the proud…

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