women and journalism
- Bertha Hahn, Florida food, Florida Women's Pages, food editors, food journalism, women and journalism, women's history, women's history month
Women’s History Month: Day 12 & Bertha Cochran Hahn
Day 12 of Women’s History Month features Miami News food editor Bertha Cochran Hahn. She worked with Billie O’Day who I blogged about yesterday. Bertha Cochran Hahn earned a home economics degree from Purdue University and worked as a home demonstration agent. During World War II, she became a second lieutenant in the Army Medical Crops and was stationed in Air Force hospitals. After the war, she earned a journalism degree from the University of Miami. She became the food editor at the Miami News in the 1953 and remained in the position through the 1960s. She worked for editor Jim Bellows – who wrote about her in his book,…
- Florida Women's Pages, Helen Wells, Miami Herald, women and journalism, women's history month, women's page history
Women’s History Month: Day 10 & Helen Wells
I am continuing with the Miami Herald theme for day 10 of Women’s History Month: society columnist Helen Wells. The photo above is from her 1969 retirement party held at Marie Anderson’s house. A Google News search revealed that she was also a longtime society editor at the Miami News. The above 1952 clip noted that she did club work in Washington D.C. prior to coming to Miami. It also noted that she served as a Gray Lady for the Red Cross during World War II. Here is an interesting online exhibit about the Gray Ladies. Wells died in a fire in her home in Coral Gables in March of…
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Day 5 of Women’s History Month features Orlando Sentinel food editor Grace Warlow Barr. She attended Goucher College in Baltimore before marrying Leal Barr. The couple had twins: Gracia and Graham. They divorced in 1936 and she joined the Sentinel in 1940 to support her family. She initially became the society editor with a column called “Cynthia’s Tea Table Chatter.” The column ended in 1964 and she focused on food. She was the food editor until her retirement in 1969. Her cookbook, Cooking with Grace, was published in 1970. She was known for her recipes that began with “start with a stick of butter.” She had an active social life…
- Edee Greene, Florida newspapers, Florida Women's Pages, women and journalism, women's history, women's history month
Women’s History Month: Day 3 & Edee Greene
Day 3 of Women’s History Month features Fort Lauderdale News women’s page editor Edee Greene. I am blogging all month about Florida women’s page journalists. Greene was a Penney-Missouri award-winning Florida women’s page editor. Her section included progressive content that tackled important social issues in Fort Lauderdale. A Florida resident since the age of 12, she began her media career with radio station WSUN in St. Petersburg in 1932. She wrote soap opera scripts and had her own movie show. A year later, she married Tom Greene. She left radio to take care of her family and working for her husband’s advertising business. It ended after 17 years, leaving her…
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Home Economics Journalism
I am getting back to my work on home economics journalism.I was happy to find this scanned catalog from the 1950s which mentioned home economics journalism as a career option.
- club women history, National Women and Media Collection, politics, women and journalism, women and politics, women's history
Page Proofs for Women & Politics Book
Excited to go over page proofs for my upcoming book, Women Politicking Politely: Feminists Making a Difference in the 1960s and 1970s. It features the stories of Marie Anderson, Kay Clarenbach, Catherine East, Vera Glaser, Dorothy Jurney and Marjorie Paxson.
