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Program Details

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 .

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This program is part of the Florida Humanities Center for the Book. To learn more, click here.

Presented by:

Kimberly Voss

In-person Presentation Needs:

Computer, projector, screen

Presentation Length:

50 Minutes

About Kimberly

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 fifty journal articles about women journalists.

Contact Information and Details:

Phone: 618-541-4746

Email: voss.kimberly@gmail.com