Wednesday, March Newspaperwoman of the Ozarks is the captivating story of Lucile Morris Upton, who landed her first newspaper job out West in the early s, then returned home to spend half a century reporting on the Ozarks world she knew best. Having come of age just as women gained the right to vote, she took advantage of opportunities that presented themselves in a changing world.
During her years as a journalist, Upton rubbed shoulders with presidents, flew with aviation pioneer Wiley Post, covered the worst single killing of U. Following retirement from her newspaper job, she put her experience to good use as a member of the Springfield City Council and community activist.
Told largely through Upton's own words, Kelly's insightful biography captures the excitement of being on the front lines of newsgathering in the days when the whole world depended on newspapers to find out what was happening. Marideth Sisco, host of These Ozarks Hills , wrote "to call this work a significant contribution to the history of the Ozarks is an understatement. Kelly grasps the importance of Lucile Morris Upton in the development of the Ozarks, charting the events of Upton's life with an understanding of the characters involved in their historical context.
This is an important and enjoyable read. Pearl's Books will be on hand to sell books. The event is free and open to the public. Charlie Shields, director of sales and marketing University of Arkansas Press , cmoss uark. Conley, a first-generation student from Melbourne, Arkansas, studied honors journalism-political science in Fulbright College before graduating magna cum laude in and pursuing a law degree at Georgetown.
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