Re-Evaluating Women's Page Journalism in the Post-World War II Era C
Re-Evaluating Women’s Page Journalism in the Post-World War II Era tells the stories of significant women’s page journalists who contributed to the women’s liberation movement and the journalism community. Previous versions of journalism history had reduc
- PDF / 2,171,967 Bytes
- 225 Pages / 419.58 x 612.28 pts Page_size
- 0 Downloads / 202 Views
RE- EVA LUATING WO MEN ’S PAG E JOU RNA LISM IN THE POS T-W ORL D WAR II ER A Celebrating Soft News
Re-Evaluating Women’s Page Journalism in the Post-World War II Era
Kimberly Wilmot Voss
Re-Evaluating Women’s Page Journalism in the Post-World War II Era Celebrating Soft News
Kimberly Wilmot Voss Nicholson School of Communication and Media University of Central Florida Orlando, FL, USA
ISBN 978-3-319-96213-9 ISBN 978-3-319-96214-6 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96214-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018952286 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover credit: maystra/iStock/Getty Images Plus Cover design by Fatima Jamadar This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
This book is dedicated to all the women’s page journalists who served their communities, practiced quality journalism, and changed the definition of women’s news.
Preface
The women’s pages of newspapers were a consistent place for women to work in journalism from the 1880s through the 1970s. (There were some opportunities for female reporters for sob sisters, stunt girls, and Eleanor Roosevelt’s press conferences, but they were fleeting.) Newspapers across the country had women’s sections—of varying qualities in the early decades. Much of the content focused on what was considered traditional female issues—clothes, homemaking, and child rearing. In the post-World War II years, the sections came into their own. Women’s page editors oversaw increasingly large sections and mixed the traditional with the progressive. Yet, the perception that the sections were fluff continued for years. This book focuses on the stories of the women’s pages and the jou
Data Loading...
