women and journalism
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Boston Globe’s Confidential Chat Study
I just received this interesting study about the long-running advice column in the Boston Globe, “Confidential Chat.” This research looked at columns in 1900, 1930 and 1970. It was interesting to read about how questions and answers changed over the years. I previously looked at advice columns in this book chapter and in an entry in the The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia. Advice columns typically ran in the women’s pages of newspapers. The columns will be a part of my upcoming book about women’s page journalism.
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Women’s Page Journalist Ruth Millett
I came across a new women’s page journalist to study: Ruth Linwood Millett. Her papers are at TCU. This is her bio from the school’s website: “Ruth Linwood Millett was born February 10, 1912 to Ralph and Alice Millett in Dallas, Texas. The family moved to Memphis, Tennessee, where Ralph Millett, was a columnist and editor of the Memphis Press-Scimitar. After graduating from the University of Iowa, Millett became dean of women at Northwest Missouri State Teachers College in Maryville. She eventually moved to New York City to follow in her father’s footsteps and pursue a career in journalism. Millett soon began writing two syndicated columns, Mind Your Manners and…
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Chicago Tribune 1965 Women’s Pages
Great to see this cover of a 1965 Chicago Tribune women’s page on Instagram. Legendary women’s page editor Colleen “Koky” Dishon would have created this section – one of many she founded at the Tribune.
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Quilt Journalist & Artist Edna Marie Dunn
I found this great biography about Edna Marie Dunn who illustrated the quilt column that ran in the women’s pages of the Kansas City Star.
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Quilt Columns in the Newspaper
I was excited to find this book, Women of Design, about the history of quilt columns in the women’s pages of newspapers. It includes the stories of many interesting women – all from Kansas. I will include them in my next book about the history of the women’s pages.
- Dorothy Clifford, Florida Women's Pages, women and journalism, women's history month, women's page history
Women’s History Month: Day 14 & Dorothy Clifford
Day 14 of Women’s History Month features Tallahassee Democrat women’s page editor Dorothy Clifford. I had the opportunity to interview her several years ago. This is the wonderful material from her obituary:“Dorothy Clifford, doyenne of the Tallahassee Democrat newsroom and arbiter of the Tallahassee social scene for more than 40 years, died Sunday morning.” and “For decades, Clifford was the newspaper’s social historian. Most famously, she wrote the Democrat’s weekly “Capital Scene” column — a round-up of parties, gatherings and events laden with bold-faced names of those who attended. Though the term society column might make some wince — including Clifford — it was considered a badge of honor to…
