Out on assignment : newspaper women and the making of modern public space /
Newspaper women were part of a wave of women seeking new, independent, urban lives, but they struggled to obtain the newspaper work of their dreams. Although some female journalists embraced more adventurous reporting, including stunt work and undercover assignments, many were relegated to the women...
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| Accés en línia: | Electronic book from EBSCO Electronic book from EBSCO |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Idioma: | English |
| Publicat: | Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, Ã2011. |
| Col·lecció: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. Global Cultural Studies Supplement. |
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| Sumari: | Newspaper women were part of a wave of women seeking new, independent, urban lives, but they struggled to obtain the newspaper work of their dreams. Although some female journalists embraced more adventurous reporting, including stunt work and undercover assignments, many were relegated to the women's page. However, these intrepid female journalists made the women's page their own. Fahs reveals how their writings--including celebrity interviews, witty sketches of urban life, celebrations of being bachelor girls, advice columns, and a campaign in support of suffrage--had far-reaching implicatio. |
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| Descripció física: | 1 online resource (360 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0807869031 9780807869031 9781469602561 1469602563 |
| Accés: | Access limited to authorized users. |