- Dorothy Chapman, Florida Women's Pages, food editors, food journalism, food writing, women's history month
Women’s History Month: Day 6 & Dorothy Chapman
Day 6 of Women’s History Month features Dorothy Chapman. She had been the women’s page editor at the Orlando Sentinel when Barr was the food editor. When Barr retired in 1969, Chapman became the food editor. In 1971, Chapman became the first restaurant editor at the newspaper. She wrote several cookbooks based on her column, “Thought You’d Never Ask.” According to her obituary: “As the Orlando Sentinel’s first restaurant critic, Chapman wielded her pen and fork with a civil tongue. “We [chefs] gave her a lot of respect because she gave us a lot of respect,” said longtime Orlando restaurateur Major Jarman. “She was fair. Everyone took her comments as…
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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…
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Women’s History Month: Day 4 & Beverley Morales
Day 4 of Women’s History month features Beverley Brink Morales She grew up on a Montana ranch where she punched cattle, dehorned calves, and herded sheep. She graduated from Montana State University and was hired by a newspaper to cover snow ski competitions and prizefights. After some public relations positions, she was hired as a society reporter at the Mexico News in Mexico City. She married the newspaper’s sports editor, Hector Morales. The couple came to the U.S. in 1956 and ran a newspaper in North Dakota. In 1959, she became an assistant editor in the Miami Herald’s women’s section – the top women’s section in the country. Unlike many…
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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…
- Florida food, Florida history, Florida newspapers, Florida Women's Pages, food editors, food journalism, Lowis Carlton
Women’s History Month: Food Editor Lowis Carlton
Day Two post for Women’s History Month features Florida women’s page journalist Lowis Carlton. She was the food editor at the Miami Herald in the 1970s. This image is from her tenure at the Herald – Lowis Carlton. She had a background in both journalism and home economics. She also wrote several Florida cookbooks. I am including her in the book I am writing about Miami food history.
- Florida food, Florida newspapers, Florida Women's Pages, food editors, food journalism, Jeanne Voltz, Miami food
Women’s History Month: Florida Women’s Page Journalists & Jeanne Voltz
Day one of Women’s History Month features the first food editor I ever studied: Miami Herald & Los Angeles Times food editor Jeanne Voltz. I will be blogging about a different Florida women’s page journalists. Here is one of my articles about Voltz. Today, Voltz’s recipe for Green Corn Tamales can be found on the Food Network website with a note giving credit to her acclaimed book, Barbecued Ribs, Smoked Butts, and Other Great Feeds. James Beard, a well-known name in food and a contemporary of Julia Child, wrote of the book, “Jeanne Voltz has written a definitive book on barbecuing. She understands the varying tastes and the techniques of…
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