Teaching a History of Women in Journalism

In my Gender and News class, we are today talking about the history of women in journalism. I found an amazing lecture by Dr. Tracy Lucht: https://www.c-span.org/video/?416372-2/women-journalists-turn-20th-century

Students are participating in a class activity to discuss concepts from Dr. Lucht's lecture: 

What were newspapers like in the United States by the 1800s?

American Newspapers, 1800-1860Links to an external site.

History of Newspapers in AmericaLinks to an external site.

A History Timeline About Newspaper IndustryLinks to an external site.

History of American newspapersLinks to an external site.

What was the penny press?

Penny PressLinks to an external site.

Penny Press: Cutting the price of newspapers to a penny was a startling innovationLinks to an external site.

How the penny press brought great journalism to populist AmericaLinks to an external site.

How does Dr. Lucht explain the separation of the spheres between private and public?

Understanding private and public spheresLinks to an external site.

What was the Cult of True Womanhood?

Cult of True WomanhoodLinks to an external site.

The Cult of Domesticity: Definition and HistoryLinks to an external site.

The Cult of DomesticityLinks to an external site.

How did Sarah Josepha Hale and Margaret Fuller differ in their journalistic roles?

Biography: Sarah Josepha HaleLinks to an external site.

Sarah Josepha HaleLinks to an external site.

Sarah Josepha Hale: American authorLinks to an external site.

Margaret FullerLinks to an external site.

Margaret Fuller: American author and educatorLinks to an external site.

What was stunt journalism? And what were sob sisters?

The lost legacy of the girl stunt reporterLinks to an external site.

The pioneering narrative work of "girl stunt reporters"Links to an external site.

Nellie Bly's "Ten Days in a Mad-House" and the Rise of Girl Stunt ReportinLinks to an external site.g

The "Sob Sisters" who dared to cover the trial of the centuryLinks to an external site.

Sob sisterLinks to an external site.

What happened at the end of the 1890s for women in journalism in the United States? Why?

The Women's Pages: A hard look at "soft news"Links to an external site.

Women's Page HistoryLinks to an external site.