Great Women of the Press

by Sharon M. Murphy, Madelon Golden Schlipp, Madelon Golden Schilpp

Each of the 18 women whose stories un­fold in this unique work made heroic, profession-changing contributions to journalism.

Covering nearly 300years, Schilpp and Murphy have elevated these women either from the obscurity of historical foot­notes (Elizabeth Timothy, 1700--1757) or from the frozen stuff of legend (Nellie Bly, Anne Newport Royall, Margaret Fuller); they have made their subjects working journalists whose careers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809310988
• ISBN13: 9780809310982
• Release Date: August 1983
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"