- Aileen Ryan, Constance Daniell, Dorothy Dawe, food journalism, furnishings, Milwaukee Journal, Milwaukee Press Club, Peggy Daum
Our American Journalism Article Officially Out
The article Lance & I wrote about the women’s pages of the Milwaukee Journal has been published. It was great to tell the stories of so many important women – including Peggy Daum, Aileen Ryan and Clarice Rowlands.
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Miami-themed 1939 Menu
As I work on my Miami food book, I was thrilled to find this Miami-themed menu from 1939. It was found in the papers of newspaper food editor Clementine Paddleford. I appreciate the archivist at Kansas State University for sending it to me.
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AJHA’s Donna Allen Honoree Janet Keeler
I am looking forward to seeing Janet Keeler, former Tampa Bay Times food editor, at the AJHA Donna Allen lunch. Here is a link to the press release with a quote from me. The AJHA conference is in St. Petersburg next month.
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On Wisconsin Mention of My Book
My upcoming 2017 book about women and politics is mentioned in this article in the University of Wisconsin Alumni Magazine, On Wisconsin. “Media and historians may focus on public protests for women’s rights, but the steady work of state commissions is what allowed women to enter the public sphere, laying the foundation for the women’s liberation movement, says Kimberly Voss, a journalism associate professor at the University of Central Florida. Her book Politicking Politely: Well-Behaved Women Making a Difference in the 1960s and 1970s profiles a half-dozen female journalists and political operatives who worked behind the scenes to push for change. “Without them, a lot of what happens in the…
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Upcoming AJHA panel
Looking forward to being on this panel for the upcoming AJHA Conference in St. Petersburg. I will be talking about teaching journalism history classes online.
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Writing the Miami Food Book
Excited to be back at work on the Miami food book. It’s great to look at the work of Miami Herald writers Marie Anderson and Marjorie Paxson – who is pictured above.