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Winifred Black worked in journalism from 1888 to 1936, often writing under the pseudonym Annie Laurie. Her work appeared in the Hearst papers--especially the San Francisco Examiner--and in fifty additional newspapers weekly through syndication. Black wrote 10,000 short pieces, as well as three books, a nonfiction oeuvre that combined quasi-autobiographical details with characters and scenes to provide cultural analysis for a nationwide audience. She wrote about the realities facing modern women--their work, their marriages and divorces, the violence they endured, their need for independence.
Contemporary praise for Black named her "the world's most famous feature writer" and "one of the world's most successful reporters," while her critics affixed the pejorative labels "stunt girl" and "sob sister." This study covers her influential career and gives the first serious attention to her journalism and nonfiction.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The War Hero/The War Criminal: Winifred Black's Father
2. Ada Sweet—Role Model
3. The Power of Black's Personal History in Building a Journalism Career
4. Initiating a Career in Nonfiction: What a "Stunt Girl" Could Do
5. Building a Reputation Among Newspaper Kings
6. Black's View of the Writing World That She Entered
7. A Complex Persona
8. An Array of Nonfiction Techniques
9. Black's Subject Matter: The Changing Definition of "Normal"
10. Gender Distinctions
11. Prejudice Against the Other: Concerning Race, Sexual Preference and the Women Who Aren't Like Us
12. Independence and Dependence/Parents and Children
13. Working Women
14. The Power of Beauty
15. Dating, Domestic Violence and Marriage
16. Feminism and Suffrage: Women as Citizens
Conclusion: In Short
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
