“The First Lady of Radio”

Mary Margaret McBride (1899-1976) was a  writer and broadcast journalist in the 1930s to 1950s.  She was  so famous that she was known as “The First Lady of Radio”. She started her journalism career as a part-time reporter for her hometown newspaper, the Paris Mercury, in Paris, Missouri, where she covered everything from baby contests…

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How the Titanic Launched* One Woman’s Journalism Career

  In April 1912 , a 30-year old seamstress/businesswoman from Louisiana, Missouri named May Birkhead was sailing to Europe on the Carpathia. Her holiday was postponed when the ship halted to pick up survivors from the Titanic. Birkhead put her seamstress skills to good use, creating clothing for the shipwreck victims from towels and other…

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