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Virginia Marmaduke : a journey in print from Carbondale to Chicago / compiled and edited by Cary O'Dell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- O'Dell, Cary.
- Series:
- Voices of America.
- Voices of America
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Marmaduke, Virginia.
- Journalists--Illinois--Biography.
- Journalists.
- Reporters and reporting--Illinois--History.
- Reporters and reporting.
- Women journalists--Illinois--Biography.
- Women journalists.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (127 pages ) illustrations ;
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago, Ill. : Arcadia Pub., [2002]
- Summary:
- Nicknamed "The Duchess" by a tongue-tied editor early in her career, Virginia Marmaduke is the First Lady of Chicago print journalism.She was the first woman to: cover both crime and sports for Windy City newspapers; be named (by Mayor Daley Sr.) to the Chicago Board of Health; be named Press Veteran of the Year by the Chicago Press Veterans.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0738519669
- 9780738519661
- OCLC:
- 649681645
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