It is sad to see that Dallas lawyer Louise Raggio has died. Here is her obituary. In it:Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison praised Ms. Raggio’s life and work.“Louise Raggio was a trailblazer, an excellent lawyer, and one of the most fair people I have ever met,” Ms. Hutchison said. “She truly had a kind heart and contributed enormously to our state.” Longtime friend Virginia Whitehill of Dallas said that for years she has told women’s gatherings, “Louise Raggio is the most important woman alive in the state of Texas.”“And I stand by that,” she said. This is from an editorial about Louise:There was never was an “aha” moment in Dallas lawyer…

This week, I interviewed the daughter of Lois Hagen, Gwen Gilligan. Hagen was the longtime furnishings editor for the women’s pages of the Milwaukee Journal. I am working on an article about Hagen and the importance of furnishings as one of the four Fs. Hagen won numerous awards including the top prize for furnishings reporting – the Dawe Award. It was named for the late Milwaukee Journal furnishings reporter Dorothy Dawe. Gwen was very helpful in filling in the details of her mother’s career. Gwen said her mother liked to report about people not furniture. That was also the approach that Vivian Castleberry took when she was the furnishings reporter…

This week, I interviewed the daughter of Lois Hagen, Gwen Gilligan. Hagen was the longtime furnishings editor for the women’s pages of the Milwaukee Journal. I am working on an article about Hagen and the importance of furnishings as one of the four Fs. Hagen won numerous awards including the top prize for furnishings reporting – the Dawe Award. It was named for the late Milwaukee Journal furnishings reporter Dorothy Dawe. Gwen was very helpful in filling in the details of her mother’s career. Gwen said her mother liked to report about people not furniture. That was also the approach that Vivian Castleberry took when she was the furnishings reporter…

The Women's Section – The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan A mention of my Ms. blog post on the Atlantic’s blog.

The Women's Section – The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan A mention of my Ms. blog post on the Atlantic’s blog.

When Barbara Mikulski was sworn in for her fifth term last week, she will have served in the Senate for more time than the previous longest-serving female senator, Republican Sen. Margaret Chase Smith, who represented Maine for 24 years. She served until 1973. I interviewed Sen. Mikulski for this story for the revived women’s pages of the Chicago Tribune several years ago. What I loved about writing for the women’s pages is that sources knew that my approach would be female-friendly.