June Anderson Almquist

Hired by the Seattle Times in 1951 to work in the "Society Department", by the late 1960s she was the women's news editor. Tiring of "society" news dominating news for women, Almquist focused instead on issues facing women, such as women's rights, birth control, and women in business. "I had realized that ...there were exciting times ahead," she recalled in a 1980 interview. "The tea party was over, and as the women put down their cups and entered the worlds of business, professions, industry and government, our section followed them." It was a trend that spread to other papers. "So much of what we see today in modern feature sections in newspapers had their origins in June," said Seattle Times President Mason Sizemore. "She was one of those people whose feet were in the old ways of doing things but who could bridge the new ways." Almquist died April 2 of cancer. She was 75. From This is True for 2 April 2000 Suggestions for further reading: Gone to Green by Judy Pace Christie Amazon Price: Customer Review: As a person who was originally from this "neck of the woods", it was good to find myself in Green, La. Ms. Christie made the people and the town come alive for me. The dialog moved well, and the minister was refreshingly un-preachy. Through Lois ...   Personal History by Katharine Graham Amazon Price: $10.88 Customer Review: I listened to this on audiobook, read by the author. It was truly a great listening experience. Her emotion comes through and you really get a sense of her as a person. A true pleasure.   Absinthe Of Malice (A Penny Mackenzie Mystery) by Pat Browning Amazon Price: Customer Review: I loved this delightful mystery set in a small town in Central California. Having worked on newspapers much of my life, I really enjoyed reading a crime novel starring a journalist heroine who writes lifestyle-type features for the local newspaper. T...   True Confessions by Rachel Gibson Amazon Price: Customer Review: This is the type of book that you pick up and pretty much read straight through. I read all types of genres but just had a baby and wanted a book that was easy to read without much thought. I loved the story line and the characters were very believ...   Boy Meets Girl by Meg Cabot Amazon Price: $10.07 Customer Review: THREE QUICK POINTS * Point 1: Voyeurism on a whole new level. The entire story unfolds via correspondence such as office emails, forms, IMs, phone messages, lists, and journal entries. Very clever. * Point 2: Where'd the time go? S...   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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