women's page history
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Celebrating Women Politicking Politely
Happy to have my Women Politicking Politely book celebrated!
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Fighting the Stereotype of the Women’s Pages
I came across another media article that includes the incorrect stereotype of the women’s pages. It was in the Tampa Bay Times:“Restaurant criticism isn’t a hallowed profession. It was essentially invented by Craig Claiborne at the New York Times in the early 1960s. Food writing had previously been on newspapers’ “women’s pages” (Food Fashions Family Furnishings!), mostly casserole recipes adjacent to “how to grow a better begonia.” It was Jane Nickerson who was the first restaurant critic at the New York Times – prior to Claiborne. I wrote about her in the New York City Food Encyclopedia, Savoring Gotham. I also wrote about Nickerson and her fellow newspaper food editors…
- Florida Women's Pages, Kathryn Robinette, society reporter, society writer, women and journalism, women's page history
Society Writer Kathryn Robinette
Today I am writing about society news in the women’s pages, including the work of Palm Beach journalist Kathryn Robinette. Here is an earlier article I wrote about her for a Florida history publication.
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Women’s Page Columnist Fran Murphy
I am thankful to UCF’s ILL folks who found this clip of women’s page columnist Fran Murphy. She will be included in my next book about women’s page editors.
- Dorothy Jurney, Jim Bellows, journalism history, lifestyle journalism, women's history, women's page history
Jim Bellows Letter to Dorothy Jurney
Happy to come across this letter from legendary editor Jim Bellows (and husband to Maggie Savoy) to Dorothy Jurney about her work for progress for women in journalism – which was included in my most recent book, Women Politicking Politely.
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Fargo Women’s Page Editor Doris Eastman
I came across a new women’s page editor: Doris Eastman of Fargo, North Dakota. From her obituary:” Upon graduation from Fargo Central High School in 1934, she went to work at the Moorhead, MN, Daily News and wrote stories for the society section. There she met Edward Eastman, who was the city editor. They married in 1938 and Doris left the workforce to raise three sons. In 1951, she joined the Forum, and was promoted to women’s editor in 1958. She also wrote a weekly column for 20 years. She won many awards from the North Dakota Press Women and the National Federation of Press Women.” From another obituary: “At…