Newswomen's Club of New York
The Newswomen's Club of New York is a nonprofit organization that focuses on women working in the media in the New York City metropolitan area. It was founded in 1922 as the Newspaper's Women Club of New York and included such well-known individuals as Eleanor Roosevelt, Helen Rogers Reid and Anne O'Hare McCormick among its membership; it changed its name in 1971 to include members working in magazines and broadcast media.[1] The organization presents its Front Page Award annually to honor the most prominent achievements by women in journalism.[2]
References
- ↑ Maurine Hoffman Beasley, Holly Cowan Shulman, Henry R. Beasley (2000). The Eleanor Roosevelt Encyclopedia. Greenwood Publishing. p. 379-380. ISBN 978-0313301810.
- ↑ Bill Hutchinson (October 9, 2013). "Five Newsers win journalism honors from the Newswomen’s Club of New York". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
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