women and politics
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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.”
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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.
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Politicking Politely Cover Photo
I have sent off my manuscript for my book, Politicking Politely. I am considering this image for the cover – it features Miami Herald women’s page journalists Marie Anderson and Dorothy Jurney.
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American Women on the Move: Book about IWY
I enjoyed reading this excellent book, American Women on the Move: The Inside Story of the National Women’s Conference, 1977. There is some overlap with my book, Politicking Politely. There are great stories about Catherine East, Dorothy Jurney and Kay Clarenbach.
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Happy Thanksgiving from Anna Maria Island
Happy Thanksgiving from Anna Maria Island. We are enjoying the beach & I am editing the Politicking Politely book.