
- 220 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Eileen M. Wirth never set out to be a groundbreaker for women in journalism, but if she wanted to report on social issues instead of society news, she had no alternative. Her years as one of the first women reporters at the Omaha World-Herald, covering gender barriers even as she broke a few herself, give Wirth an especially apt perspective on the women profiled in this book: those Nebraskans who, over a hundred years, challenged traditional feminine roles in journalism and subtly but surely changed the world.
The book features remarkable women journalists who worked in every venue, from rural weeklies to TV. They fought for the vote, better working conditions for immigrants, and food safety at the turn of the century. They covered wars from the Russian Revolution to Vietnam. They were White House reporters and minority journalists who crusaded for civil rights. Though Willa Cather may be the only household name among them, all are memorable, their stories affording a firsthand look into the history of journalism and social change.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 | Pioneer Women in Journalism
- 2 | Three Superstar Journalists
- 3 | The Progressive Era
- 4 | World War I
- 5 | The Roaring Twenties and the Thirties
- 6 | The 1940s
- 7 | The 1950s
- 8 | The 1960s
- 9 | Women Journalists of Color
- 10 | Integrating Omaha Media
- Epilogue and Closing Thoughts
- Notes
- Bibliography