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Julia Child’s 100th Birthday
Today would have been television cook and cookbook author Julia Child’s 100th birthday. There were lots of great stories about her career in the media lately. And, a new biography about Julia was recently published. What I am beginning to look at is how Julia was covered by the food editors in the women’s sections of newspapers at the beginning of her career. It is unlikely that her career would have taken off like it did if not for favorable coverage in the women’s pages.
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My Book on Food, Newspapers & Feminism
I just signed a contract with AltaMira Press (a division of Rowman & Littlefield) to write a book about food, newspapers and feminism. The book will be part of the new series on Food and Gastronomy. The book will focus on the history of newspaper food sections – which originated in the women’s pages. I will include little known names and stories, as well known names and topics. There will also be a focus on the parallels of the women’s pages and home economics in the 1970s.
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Film Critic Judith Crist Has Died
Pioneering film critic Judith Crist has died. She is considered one of the first woman to become a full-time critic at a major U.S. newspaper and was among the first reviewers of her time to gain a national following. She worked for the legendary Jim Bellows while at the NY Herald Tribune in the 1960s. Here is a story about that time:“She became famous [infamous} for her scathing review of Spender’s Mountain, starring Henry Fonda and Maureen O’Hara, being shown at Radio City Music Hall. Crist wrote: “A Film that for sheer prurience and perverted morality disguised as piety makes the nudie shows at the Rialyo look like Walter Disney productions.Radio City…
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Elvis & Anne Rowe in Florida
Today, the Florida Historical Society featured the above photo on its Facebook page in celebration of Elvis performing in St. Petersburg in 1956. It was during that visit that Elvis was interviewed by St. Petersburg Times women’s page reporter Anne Rowe. Here is the resulting story. The interview was mentioned in her obituary.
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Mimi Sheraton, Craig Claiborne and the NYT
I was reading former New York Times’ food writer Mimi Sheraton’s memoir, Eating My Words, when I came across a telling section about her being hired by the legendary newspaper. She wrote that when NYT food editor Craig Claiborne (who took over from Jane Nickerson in 1957) left the newspaper in 1972, she and other female New York food writers were not considered as replacements: “Neither I nor any other female food writer I knew was given an interview for his job, no matter her credentials. (If any were interviewed, I still would like to hear about it.)” Sheraton was eventually hired for the position but it is telling that…
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New Eugenia Sheppard Image
I just came across this photo of the great fashion writer Eugenia Sheppard – who is on the far left. It was taken in 1964 after designer Pauline Trigere’s fashion show in New York City. I have unearthed some great sources about Sheppard lately. Sheppard covered fashion for the New York Herald Tribune in the 1960s.
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New York Fashion Editor Eugenia Sheppard
A website devoted to the history of newspaper women's pages
