Abstract
Dorothy Jurney was a groundbreaking women's page editor at several newspapers and a long-time advocate for women in journalism. She began her career during the depression after graduating from Northwestern University, and after working on the news side of newspapers during World War II, she moved back to the women's section. She went on to redefine the content of the sections at the Miami Herald and the Detroit News Press and was called the “godmother of the transformation of the women's page” by the Washington Press Club Foundation. She retired as an assistant managing editor at the Philadelphia Inquirer in 1975 and then conducted several studies on the lack of women in positions of power at newspapers. Thus, she was a “first” in a number of areas although she was denied numerous opportunities because of her gender.
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