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Newspaperwoman of the Ozarks : the life and times of Lucile Morris Upton / Susan Croce Kelly.

Kelly, Susan Croce, 1947- (author.).

Summary:

"Newspaperwoman of the Ozarks is a long-overdue study of Lucile Morris Upton, one of the region's best-known reporters and local historians. A longtime reporter and columnist at Springfield Newspapers during a time when the remote Ozarks was reshaped from backcountry into a national vacation hub and the role of women in the United States shifted drastically, Upton not only reported on these rapidly changing times but also personified them in her own life. In this significant contribution to the historical research of Ozarkers' daily lives, author Susan Croce Kelly traces Upton's life, from teaching school to covering the news to governing her city and raising awareness for historic preservation, and paints a vivid picture of Ozarks culture over nearly a century of change"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781682262368
ISBN: 1682262367
Physical Description: x, 240 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Publisher: Fayetteville : The University of Arkansas Press, [2023]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Growing up Ozark -- Expanding horizons -- Newspaper gal -- Back in the Ozarks -- The Hillbilly feud -- covering the news -- Depression, books, and the Bald Knobbers -- War and waiting -- A very interesting year -- Women of the press -- The battle FOR Wilson's Creek -- The honorable--and memorable--LMU