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Elvis in Florida Book & Anne Rowe Goldman
I really enjoyed Bob Kealing’s book about Elvis in Florida – Elvis Ignited: The Rise of an Icon in Florida. I especially enjoyed the sections about women’s page journalists – including Anne Rowe. Here is a link to an article I wrote about Rowe’s career in St. Petersburg.
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Home Economics Journalism
I am getting back to my work on home economics journalism.I was happy to find this scanned catalog from the 1950s which mentioned home economics journalism as a career option.
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Tampa Food Editor Ann McDuffie Clip
I was happy to find this clip from Tampa food editor Ann McDuffie. She is featured in my book, The Food Section.
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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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Billie O’Day as Symphony Conductor
I was happy to find this reference to Billie O’Day as a symphony conductor. Her daytime job was the women’s page editor at the Miami News. I am speaking about O’Day at the upcoming Florida Conference of Historians.
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Journalism & Wedding History
This week, the New York Times published a great story about the history of weddings published in the newspaper. I will be speaking about women’s pages and black brides at the New Directions in Florida’s African American History in March.
A website devoted to the history of newspaper women's pages
