A Woman of the Times: Journalism, Feminism, and the Career of Charlotte Curtis

By Marilyn S. Greenwald

Book Overview

For twenty-five years, Charlotte Curtis was a society/women's reporter and editor and an op-ed editor at the New York Times. As the first woman section editor at the Times, Curtis was a pioneering journalist and one of the first nationwide to change the nature and content of the women's pages from fluffy wedding announcements and recipes to the more newsy, issue-oriented stories that characterize them today. In this riveting biography, Marilyn Greenwald describes how a woman reporter from Columbus, Ohio, broke into the ranks of the male-dominated upper echelon at the New York Times. It documents what she did to succeed and what she had to sacrifice.

Charlotte Curtis paved the way for the journalists who followed her. A Woman of the Times offers a chronicle of her hard-won journey as she invents her own brand of feminism during the 1960s and 1970s. In the telling of this remarkable woman's life is the story, as well, of a critical era in the nation's social history.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821412655
• ISBN13: 9780821412657
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Ohio University Press
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.7" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

No brouhaha over Curtis

After seeing a re-broadcast of Marilyn Greenwald on CNN and having just read yet another review (NY Times and Dallas paper), there is no brouhaha over this one --this is a fine work.

Move over Doris K. Goodwin, there's a new biographer in town

Ms. Greenwald's insightful biography of the fascinating woman who was both a shaper and observer of the women's movement is fascinating reading. Highly informative and entertaining this book is a real page turner.The authors writing style is captivating and I look forward to her next endeavor.

excellent

Insightful and well written. I really enjoyed sharing the life of this remarkable woman.

insightful

As a former Times writer I was impressed with Ms. Greenwald's thorough investigation and her ability to capture Charlotte's persona.