The Matheson Museum presents ‘Florida Women, Advice, and Social Change’ with Kimberly Voss

Press release from The Matheson History Museum

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Matheson History Museum presents “Florida Women, Advice, and Social Change” with Dr. Kimberly Voss at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20.

Newspaper advice columns started as lovelorn columns during Yellow Journalism as a way of showing that newspapers had a “heart.” These columns typically ran in the women’s section of metropolitan newspapers, many in Florida, and included a mixture of content, from traditional to progressive. Learn how these columns affected Floridian women’s lives and relationships in the 1950s and 1960s in this presentation by Dr. Kimberly Voss.

In-person registration: https://mathesonmuseum.networkforgood.com/events/88844-florida-women-advice-social-change

Kimberly Voss, Ph.D.

Kimberly Voss (PhD, Maryland) is a full professor of journalism at the University of Central Florida who studies journalism, history, women, and the law. She has published 6 books, including Newspaper Fashion Journalism, Women Politicking Politely, and The Food Section. She is a board member of the Florida Council for History Education and a book series editor for Mediating American History with Peter Lang. She is also a board member of the Florida Ethnic and Under-Represented Communities Digital Project – funded by the National Endowment of the Humanities.

This program is sponsored in part by Visit Gainesville/Alachua County, FL, and the City of Gainesville.