This presentation, based on the book of the same name published in 2017, includes the relatively unknown stories of six important women who laid the foundation for improving women’s equality in the U.S. While they largely worked behind the scenes, they made a significant impact to women’s role in the workplace and the home and in the advancement of women’s rights during the 1950s through the 1970s.

Kimberly Voss, PhD, is a professor of journalism at the University of Central Florida. Her research focuses on historical analysis of women journalists’ careers, women’s political influence, and the definition of women’s news in the post-World War II years; many of them from Florida. She has published five books, including Re-Evaluating Women’s Page Journalism in the Post-World War II Era and Women Politicking Politely. She has published over 50 journal articles about women journalists. Free admission. Ample parking at the venue. The Hotel Jacaranda offers a buffet luncheon from 11-2 pm at a reasonable cost.

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