Monday, May 14, 2012

Journalistic Women!

One diverse journalistic group are the women. One mostly sees men being the writers of articles, or men anchoring, but there are many women who deserve recognition.

Elizabeth Timothy: On January 4, 1739 she became the publisher of the South Carolina Gazette when her husband died. She was the " first female in the American colonies to assume the role of publisher of a newspaper."

Anne Newport Royall: "The first American newspaper women," began her newspaper career when she was 51, after becoming the publisher of what would be renamed, "The Huntress."

Sarah Joseph Hale: Began her career at 30. She became the first female editor of Godey's Lady Book. This was a magazine delivered monthly about morality issues, literature, and fashions.

These are only a few of the important women in journalism history.

Source: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/nysnp/womenlucey.htm

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