The British newspaper The Guardian continues to have a women’s page. Here is an interesting 50-year retrospective. The Guardian’s women’s page has long embraced feminism. This is a 2007 headline: “Why does the Guardian still need a women’s page? Because the feminist revolution is only half made.” Here is more from the column, by Polly Toynbee, describing the women’s page content in the 1960s and 1970s: “The section raised all the difficult issues – battered wives, the menopause, women prisoners giving birth while chained down. It asked why girls were put in pink, what’s hard-wired and what’s not, why sex was often rubbish for women, why men were often rubbish…

The British newspaper The Guardian continues to have a women’s page. Here is an interesting 50-year retrospective. The Guardian’s women’s page has long embraced feminism. This is a 2007 headline: “Why does the Guardian still need a women’s page? Because the feminist revolution is only half made.” Here is more from the column, by Polly Toynbee, describing the women’s page content in the 1960s and 1970s: “The section raised all the difficult issues – battered wives, the menopause, women prisoners giving birth while chained down. It asked why girls were put in pink, what’s hard-wired and what’s not, why sex was often rubbish for women, why men were often rubbish…

Our beloved dog Shelby died this morning at the age of only 8 or 9 years old. We are devastated by the sudden loss. Our cat Maddie will miss her buddy. This reminded me of women’s page journalist Roberta Applegate and her love of her dog. Described as the “light of her life” was Roberta’s pit bull terrier Binker. Journalism professor Carol Oukrop said of her friendship with Roberta, “It was a case of love me, love my dog.” Binker was pictured with Roberta on her funeral card. He preeeded her in death by a year. The following is from a column Carol wrote about Roberta: “On a table near…

Our beloved dog Shelby died this morning at the age of only 8 or 9 years old. We are devastated by the sudden loss. Our cat Maddie will miss her buddy. This reminded me of women’s page journalist Roberta Applegate and her love of her dog. Described as the “light of her life” was Roberta’s pit bull terrier Binker. Journalism professor Carol Oukrop said of her friendship with Roberta, “It was a case of love me, love my dog.” Binker was pictured with Roberta on her funeral card. He preeeded her in death by a year. The following is from a column Carol wrote about Roberta: “On a table near…

Yesterday, I conducted an email interview with retired Pittsburgh fashion editor Barbara Cloud. She provided some great perspective on fashion reporting. I asked her about the slow acceptance of women wearing pants. This is what she said:“I had seen them at shows in NY and when I came home I was asked to be on a local TV show to talk about the new season…I wasn’t trying to shock anyone but I wore a pantsuit.(borrowed from Saks, not my own wardrobe as I didn’t own one yet) The station received calls and letters…couldn’t believe I would dare wear pants or consider they replaced a dress or skirt. They were upset!…

Yesterday, I conducted an email interview with retired Pittsburgh fashion editor Barbara Cloud. She provided some great perspective on fashion reporting. I asked her about the slow acceptance of women wearing pants. This is what she said:“I had seen them at shows in NY and when I came home I was asked to be on a local TV show to talk about the new season…I wasn’t trying to shock anyone but I wore a pantsuit.(borrowed from Saks, not my own wardrobe as I didn’t own one yet) The station received calls and letters…couldn’t believe I would dare wear pants or consider they replaced a dress or skirt. They were upset!…