CSPAN3 Lectures In History Women Journalists At The Turn Of The 20th Century October 6, 2022
Todays lecture is about american women journalists of the late 19th century. This is one of my absolute favorite things to talk about as i am sure you all can imagine. I am just going to dive right into it. The title of todays top is stunned reporters and sob sisters. That is because these labels represent a new kind of job that emerged for women at the end of the 19th century. I want to tell you the story of how some pretty bold and remarkable women seized the opportunities created by the circumstances of their time to carve out a public space for themselves and to make a voice for themselves...