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- Marjorie Paxson, National Women and Media Collection, women and journalism, women and news, women and politics
Upcoming Marjorie Paxson Publications
With the weak obituary published by Marjorie Paxson’s newspaper, I have written about her significance. There will be an article in the State Historical Society of Missouri newsletter and the Media Report To Women. I also nominated her (again) for the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame.
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Marjorie Paxson Papers & Fashion Coverage
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New Women’s Page Journalist Find
I was happy to find a new women’s page journalist to include in my current book project: Marie McNair of the Washington Post. From her obituary:“Mrs. McNair, like the Post Office of her day, did not let rain nor sleet nor dark of night prevent her from finishing her appointed rounds. On some snowy nights, she had been known to persuade police scout drivers and postal trucks to deliver her to embassy parties when newspaper autos and taxis found the going too rough. But she was not, by her own account, infallible. She once told a Post reporter that she remembered that “it was on my first assignment to cover…
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Book Talk at the Orlando Library: Women Politicking Politely
Women Politicking Politely: Feminists Making a Difference in the 1960s and 1970s Orlando Public Library, Library Central, 101 E. Central Blvd.Sunday, July 9, 2 p.m. “Hear the relatively unknown stories of six important women who laid the foundation for improving women’s equality in the U.S. Dr. Kimberly Wilmot Voss, an associate professor at the University of Central Florida, is the author of Women Politicking Politely: Advancing Feminism in the 1960s and 1970s. Dr. Voss will discuss women who worked behind the scenes to make a significant impact on women’s rights.”
- Baltimore Sun, food editors, food history, food journalism, recipes, women and journalism, women and news, women's page history
Baltimore Sun: Fun With Sea Food
I tracked down this recipe booklet “Fun With Sea Food” published by the Baltimore Sun in the 1950s. The author is Virginia Roeder who had a background in home economics and a PhD from Johns Hopkins University. I am researching more about her but it has been a challenge as she married and changed names several times. She will be included in my upcoming book about women’s page journalism.
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Modern Day Women’s Pages
I was happy to speak with the Poynter Institute about the modern revival of the women’s pages. Here is a link to the story.
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Household Hints Columns
I just came across this great resource for household hints columns from the Chicago Daily News. Household hints columns were common in women’s pages and will be covered in my upcoming book.
