women and news
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My Gainesville Book Talk: August 26th
I am looking forward to talking about my women & politics book in Gainesville next month. From the announcement:“The Matheson History Museum is thrilled to welcome back Kimberly Wilmot Voss to discuss her latest book “Women Politicking Politely: Advancing Feminism in the 1960s and 1970s.” “Women Politicking Politely” covers the relatively unknown stories of six women who helped lay the foundation for advancing women’s equality in the U.S. They largely worked behind the scenes but were as equally important as the leaders of the women’s liberation movement. These particular women were chosen for the book because of their interactions with each other as they rallied around a common cause and…
- 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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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.
