Career Sallie Joy White

1 career

1.1 journalism
1.2 club activities
1.3 lecturing , authorship

career

she worked time schoolteacher before being hired assistant loring circulating library. loring gathering place authors , intellectuals @ time, , there met 2 women became mentors: magazine editor named mrs. bingham, , suffragist mary a. livermore. during period continued publish articles in new england newspapers , journals.

in winter of 1869, when employer increased hours without raising pay, wrote in letter mother planned leave job find else, adding, not bullied man.

journalism

at livermore s invitation, went work woman s journal in 1870. temporary position, however, livermore , bingham believed more useful women s movement reporter mainstream press. livermore introduced several editors, , in february hired boston post cover woman suffrage convention in vermont. made name herself bright particular star of convention. fast , accurate reporter, , writing style engaging, touches of wry humor.

that spring traveled throughout new england reporting on suffrage movement, , making news herself being woman reporter. 1 journalist, after describing charming appearance , demeanor, declared had made reputation newspaper correspondent , reporter of man may proud. , saying great deal woman. post offered permanent position, making first woman staff reporter on boston newspaper. in 1871 , 1872 wrote acclaimed series post on boston s north end mission. meanwhile, supplemented income publishing letters , articles in several other newspapers, such new york world.

she quit job @ post married in 1874, returned workforce. during late 1870s wrote 2 women s columns boston sunday times , detroit free press, articles on variety of topics boston daily advertiser, boston chronicle, , other papers. in 1880s, carving out niche woman s writer, took home economics course able write more knowledgeably on subject. 1885 had secured full-time position @ boston herald, remained next 21 years. of work herald appeared no byline. 1904 1906 published column under pen name penelope penfeather. (historian elizabeth burt suggests ludicrous pen name may have contributed earlier historians failure take white seriously.)

club activities

during 1870s white became secretary of middlesex county suffrage association. founding member of daughters of vermont , fortnightly study club of dedham, , member of new england women s club.

in november 1885, white hosted meeting @ office 5 other boston newspaper women, , founded new england woman s press association. white served president first 5 years, , again 1907 1908.

in 1889, involved in founding of general federation of women s clubs. elected president of international federation of women s press clubs in 1891. in 1891, after finishing term newpa president, established boston woman s press club, restricted admission women working on boston newspapers. following year elected vice president of international league of press clubs, mixed-sex group in female officer. served several times delegate national editorial association.

lecturing , authorship

as nationally known woman journalist, invited speak on subject of women in journalism. in 1891 traveled california speak @ meeting of pacific coast woman s press association. @ chicago world s fair in 1893, presented paper on role of women in press. same year, traveled st. paul speak @ convention of international league of press clubs. although more women entering field, still minority, , white surrounded prominent male journalists. wrote daughter afterwards, 1 woman make speech @ banquet, , said have made best speech of evening. when tell murat halstead, col. de long, , 2 members of congress made other speeches, may imagine felt proud.

white wrote , contributed books various occupations open women. after taking home economics course in 1880s, wrote 2 books women housekeeping , cooking. wrote chapter on newspaper women in frances willard s occupations women; 2 years later, published own book on subject, business openings girls. contributed series of letters american girls george j. bayles s 1905 book, american women s legal status, such titles place in life, girl , professions, architect , decorator, private secretary , library worker, , life of home, ideal life.