women and journalism
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On Wisconsin Mention of My Book
My upcoming 2017 book about women and politics is mentioned in this article in the University of Wisconsin Alumni Magazine, On Wisconsin. “Media and historians may focus on public protests for women’s rights, but the steady work of state commissions is what allowed women to enter the public sphere, laying the foundation for the women’s liberation movement, says Kimberly Voss, a journalism associate professor at the University of Central Florida. Her book Politicking Politely: Well-Behaved Women Making a Difference in the 1960s and 1970s profiles a half-dozen female journalists and political operatives who worked behind the scenes to push for change. “Without them, a lot of what happens in the…
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Upcoming AJHA panel
Looking forward to being on this panel for the upcoming AJHA Conference in St. Petersburg. I will be talking about teaching journalism history classes online.
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Chair of the AEJMC History Division
Happy to complete my term as the chair of the History Division of AEJMC. It has been great to be part of the leadership team for the past three years.
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AEJMC Talk: Women & Regional Journalism History
Had a great time talking about women’ page editors from Milwaukee and Miami at the Women and Regional Journalism History panel at AEJMC. Lance moderated the panel so our boys concentrated on their iPads.
- Dorothy Jurney, Marie Anderson, National Women and Media Collection, women and journalism, women and politics
Women & Politics Book Update
My reviews are in for my book manuscript, Politicking Politely, are in. Great news – all three reviewers liked it. I will make revisions this fall and turn it in by December 1. The book will come out in 2017. The book focuses on women’s page editors and women in government in the 1950s and 1960s. Two of the women at the center of the book are above – Marie Anderson and Dorothy Jurney.
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Review of Gossip Book
Happy to read the positive review of the book about gender and gossip, When Private Talk Goes Public in the Journal of American History. My chapters is about the women’s page editors who covered black brides and political news, including Koky Dishon and Vera Glaser.