Roxcy Bolton
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Roxcy Bolton & Naming Hurricanes
With the hurricane approaching, I am re-sharing my article about Roxcy Bolton who fought to name hurricanes for both women and men. Roxcy’s activism was often covered in the women’s pages of the Miami Herald.
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Death of Roxcy Bolton
I was sad to read about the death of Roxcy Bolton who worked closely with Miami Herald women’s page editor Marie Anderson. Here is her NYT obituary. I wrote about Roxcy for the Ms Magazine blog and We’re History. I also presented a paper about Bolton at the meeting of the Florida Historical Society.
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Newspaper Mention of my Roxcy Bolton Research
Great to see a newspaper mention of my research about Roxcy Bolton, a Florida icon. From the article:“Many of Roxcy’s missions in advocacy began with a phone call to her home in Coral Gables. One time, the woman on the other end of the receiver had been arrested for indecent exposure for breastfeeding her baby in a Miami park. Roxcy hung up and immediately called Attorney General Bob Shevin in Tallahassee, insisting that he be pulled out of a meeting because of an emergency. When he answered the phone, she calmly asked, “Did your mother breastfeed you?” Roxcy had the charges dropped in no time. As for the park, it’s…
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FHS: Roxcy Bolton Presentation
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Florida Historical Society: Florida Feminist Roxcy Bolton
I am excited to present a paper about Florida feminist Roxcy Bolton this weekend at the 2015 Florida Historical Society’s Annual Meeting in St. Augustine. Roxcy was a good friend of Marie Anderson, the longtime and award-winning women’s page editor of the Miami Herald. Here is my blog post about Roxcy for Ms Magazine & here is my blog post for We’re History.
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Women’s History Month, 2015
March is Women’s History Month. Last year, I blogged each day in March about top food editors from my book, The Food Section. This year I blogged for different publications for Women’s History Month. I blogged for Ms Magazine about women’s page editor turned managing editor Carol Sutton. I also blogged for Ms Magazine about feminist leader Roxcy Bolton. She was a good friend of Miami Herald women’s page editor Marie Anderson. I will speak about Roxcy at the 2015 Florida Historical Society’s Annual Meeting in St. Augustine. I blogged for We’re History about Roxcy’s fight to name hurricanes for both men and women. Lastly, I blogged for We’re History…
