The food section : newspaper women and the culinary community /

The food section : newspaper women and the culinary community /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Voss, Kimberly Wilmot, 1970- author.
Imprint:	Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2014.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Series:	Rowman & Littlefield Studies in Food and Gastronomy Studies in food and gastronomy.
Subject:	Food writing -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Newspapers -- Sections, columns, etc. -- United States -- Food -- History -- 20th century. Women in journalism -- United States. Food writers -- United States. Food writers. Food writing. Newspapers -- Sections, columns, etc. -- Food. Women in journalism. United States. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11404607

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ISBN:	9781442227217 1442227214 1306706319 9781306706315 9781442227200
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Before blogs and tweeting and websites, food mavens looked to magazines and newspapers for information on food and recipes. This book traces the history of the newspaper food section and celebrates the women who were pioneer journalists, reporting and writing on the food issues and concerns of the day.
Other form:	Print version: Voss, Kimberly Wilmot. Food Section. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2014 1306706319

Table of Contents:

The origins of food journalism in US newspapers
Food and food journalism during and after World War II
Food journalism and the rise of consumer activism
Cookbooks, exchanging recipes, and competitive cooking
Home economics : The study and practice of domestic science in food journalism
The restaurant reviewer as journalist
The death of the women's pages : a changing industry and the legacy of the great food editors.