Women of the Washington Press: Politics, Prejudice, and Persistence

by Sandy Johnson and Maurine H. Beasley

Winner, 2012 Frank Luther Mott-Kappa Tau Alpha Research Award

Women of the Washington Press argues that for nearly two centuries women journalists have persisted in their efforts to cover politics in the nation's capital in spite of blatant prejudice and restrictive societal attitudes. They have been held back by the difficulties of combining two competing roles - those of women and journalists. As a group they have not agreed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810125714
• ISBN13: 9780810125711
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.2" x 7.9"