Pauline Periwinkle
Author | : Jacquelyn Masur McElhaney |
Publisher | : Texas A&M University Press |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 1998 |
ISBN-13 | : 0890968004 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780890968000 |
Rating | : 4/5 (00 Downloads) |
Download or read book Pauline Periwinkle written by Jacquelyn Masur McElhaney and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the first woman editor for Dallas Morning News, Pauline Periwinkle was a catalyst for numerous local reforms and was widely read by women across Texas. Viewing women's clubs as an ideal vehicle for familiarizing women with the needs of their communities, she was a driving force behind the establishment of the Women's Congress, the Dallas Federation of Women's Clubs, the Equal Suffrage Club of Dallas, the Dallas Women's Forum, and the Texas Women's Press Association.