#smrgSAHAF Taking Their Place: A Documentary History of Women and Journalism - 1993
Taking Their Place: A Documentary History of Women and Journalism charts the journey of women in U.S. journalism from colonial to contemporary times. It presents the struggles of women journalists and the contributions they have made to their field-often with excerpts from their own works so they can, in a sense, speak for themselves. Intended as a primary textbook for courses on women and journalism or on women and media, the book also can serve as a supplemental text for courses on journalism history or on mass media and society. Its approach, which links developments in the history of women in journalism to broader social changes and historical events, also makes it suitable for use in women's history classes.
We initially set out to collect material that described women's efforts to overcome barriers to their participation in journalism. Our intent was to make women students more aware of their professional heritage, which many journalism textbooks overlook. Taking Their Place details historic efforts by women to be taken seriously as journalists. It describes the context for women and journalism today, including the impact of the women's liberation movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Our documentary approach also illustrates the way language, journalism and journalistic styles have changed over the years, along with expectations regarding women's place in American life.
We have a twofold aim in preparing this updated version. One is to take advantage of recent historical research that offers a fuller picture of women's participation in journalism. The other is to give students more insight into the changing media environment of the twenty-first century, in which electronic publication and a more diverse population are increasingly important.
As authors/editors we are grateful for the reception that has been given our past efforts to chronicle women's progress in journalism. We hope students and teachers will find that this edition of Taking Their Place further enhances their understanding of journalism history from a women's perspective.
Taking Their Place: A Documentary History of Women and Journalism charts the journey of women in U.S. journalism from colonial to contemporary times. It presents the struggles of women journalists and the contributions they have made to their field-often with excerpts from their own works so they can, in a sense, speak for themselves. Intended as a primary textbook for courses on women and journalism or on women and media, the book also can serve as a supplemental text for courses on journalism history or on mass media and society. Its approach, which links developments in the history of women in journalism to broader social changes and historical events, also makes it suitable for use in women's history classes.
We initially set out to collect material that described women's efforts to overcome barriers to their participation in journalism. Our intent was to make women students more aware of their professional heritage, which many journalism textbooks overlook. Taking Their Place details historic efforts by women to be taken seriously as journalists. It describes the context for women and journalism today, including the impact of the women's liberation movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Our documentary approach also illustrates the way language, journalism and journalistic styles have changed over the years, along with expectations regarding women's place in American life.
We have a twofold aim in preparing this updated version. One is to take advantage of recent historical research that offers a fuller picture of women's participation in journalism. The other is to give students more insight into the changing media environment of the twenty-first century, in which electronic publication and a more diverse population are increasingly important.
As authors/editors we are grateful for the reception that has been given our past efforts to chronicle women's progress in journalism. We hope students and teachers will find that this edition of Taking Their Place further enhances their understanding of journalism history from a women's perspective.
