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“Immortalized in bronze on a statehouse plaque are 83 veterans of the New York State women’s suffrage campaign—and nearly one fifth of those names also appear in the 1917 Social Register.” continue reading
“…A brightly hued kaleidoscope of themes, facts, stories, and characters. Every turn of the cylinder rearranges the shiny bits into new configurations, fresh ways to consider the blink-of-an-eye transformation of New York City into an “imperial metropolis.” continue reading
“Part of the little-known women’s history that is men’s history, too. As civic-minded New Yorkers, as major religious leaders . . . became key figures on opposing sides.” continue reading
By Brooke Kroeger June 7, 2017 This post can be viewed on the Good Men Project site or on the post’s page here on this site. They Remembered the Ladies and did Much More Than That –
Re-DATING HISTORY This panel presentation of October 2014 was published in essay form in American Journalism, Vol. 32, Iss. 4, December 9, 2015 Brooke Kroeger, New York University [from a panel presentation, AJHA, 9 October 2014, Minneapolis MN] Kate Bolick is … continue reading
“The point is, undercover reporting has continued, ethical conundrums and all, in a steady and uninterrupted flow since at least the 1840s. . . ” continue reading
” . . . this book is a treasure for the wide variety of material that it has unearthed and made available. . . . ” continue reading
“This is a really interesting resource. Kuds to the NYU Libraries for getting the database to this point and for its future development.” continue reading
“while Undercover Reporting will certainly help spin the wheels of debate over journalistic ethics in undercover forays . . . what is arguably more important is the notable contribution it makes to chronicling the evolution of a long-standing practice in American journalism.” continue reading
“Now comes an independent 55-page “warts-and-all report,” which WNYC commissioned me to do at Revson’s behest, . . . .” continue reading
” . . . each presenting a strong and precise examination of undercover work . . . the discussions present two arguments intertwined . . . essential if one were to use this in the classroom.” continue reading
“…Perhaps denying the prize was seen as an action that could be easily taken and would reassure the public,” Kroeger said. continue reading
“Her research is extraordinarily thorough . . . She presents chapters on every imaginable type of investigation. . . Besides being a fascinating read for journalists, Undercover Reporting is an invaluable pedagogical tool.” continue reading
“She proceeds to make her case in detail: over almost 300 pages of text and 175 pages of notes and bibliography.” continue reading
“Telling true stories about slavery often requires the use of surreptitious techniques.” continue reading
“Researching the book changed my perception of the practice and its role in journalism history.” continue reading
” . . . a vital history of muckraking in the US. . . . ” continue reading
Library Journal InfoDocket Academic Newswire “New Reference Resource: NYU Launches History of Undercover Reporting Database” 6 August 2012 By Gary Price From NYU News: New York University has launched a database chronicling undercover journalism dating back to the 1800s. The … continue reading
An argument for a restoration of honor and legitimacy to the discomfiting techniques of undercover reporting. continue reading
Conflicting accounts still circulate as to how the Banana-Peel Smoking Hoax of 1967 got started and who reported it first. continue reading
With a forthcoming book about undercover reporting, her fourth, a j-school professor keeps her focus on familiar topics. continue reading
For a native of Kansas City, only one kind of barbecue will satisfy. continue reading
“Is James O’Keefe a journalist? Does it matter?” continue reading
“. . . it is, in my view, a terrible mistake in biography to add the overlay of ideology or trendy psychological analysis and interpretation, so dependent on fashion, school of psychological thought, historical moment, or societal more. It only serves to date the work.” continue reading
“Redefining Writing: New Models of Journalistic Practice” By Brooke Kroeger New York University[i] August 2006 Adapted from a panel presentation at the AEJMC convention in San Francisco, 2 August 2006 ABSTRACT: With all the current emphasis on media … continue reading
Profile of Professor Devah Pager and her prisoner studies. continue reading
Journalism with a scholar’s intent, if not a scholar’s schedule. continue reading
What emerged from the National Archives in the research for a biography of Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman, aka Nellie Bly. continue reading
“Which is harder: living in the shadow of a beautiful mother or watching her beauty disappear?” continue reading
“As Professions Become Female-Dominated, Status and Pay Seem to Slip. Now Researchers Are Asking Why and Turning Up Some Surprising Conclusions.” continue reading
“Kroeger tells this story briskly and thoroughly. Her work is both a good read and an important historical rescue mission.” continue reading
Speech to Fellows of The Freedom Forum Media Studies Center (and at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.) NELLIE BLY’S FORGOTTEN SISTERS: Recovering the Long-Lost History of Women in Journalism September 22, 1993 Brooke Kroeger bk-freedomforum-sisters Listen to this list of … continue reading
Businesses that successfully bucked the recession in the early 1990s. continue reading
With training and loans, women in Honduras are transforming their microenterprises into profitable businesses. continue reading
What the futurists predicted was ahead at the start of the 1990s. continue reading
” What, besides impending death, did she have in common with convicts and heroin addicts?” continue reading
“High-earning, professional women are the big losers in the divorce courts.” continue reading
Q & A with Stella Shindler. continue reading
Q&A with Mariana Leighton. continue reading
“When her doctor diagnosed breast cancer, this veteran reporter stumbled into the story of her life.” continue reading
What personal services can a person order up at home? continue reading
How a psychologist and a professor got a major insurance company to raise more than a million dollars for the Broadway production of “Les Mis.” continue reading
The young New York investment bankers with staggering $600,000-a-year incomes are not rich and may never be. continue reading
How the women of leisure not only spend their days but think about them. continue reading
The someone putting up incendiary posters all over New York. continue reading
Outcome: The 1985 U.N. Decade of Women conference in Nairobi. continue reading
“While international groups debate family-planning policy, women in a Kenyan village consider their choices. Debate and Reality in Kenya” continue reading
“Yvette Roudy says France will need a women’s rights monitor for ‘generations.'” continue reading
“Women organize to fight ‘sexual slavery’ around the world.” continue reading
Report on the official opening of the 1985 U.N. Decade for Women Conference in Nairobi. continue reading
The story of how and why a group of prominent and influential men in New York City and beyond came together to help women gain the right to vote.
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The Suffragents in the news: Kirkus Features, Kirkus Reviews, Foreword Reviews, Town & Country, The American Scholar, Tabletmag.com, Unorthodox podcast, Top of Mind with Julie Rose (live), NYU Features, Women’s Media Center, Futurity, Non-Fiction Fans, HeforShe.org’s The Scoop, Opzij magazine (NL), AmericasDemocrats podcast, Facebook , Brooke’s posts, Good Men Project , suffrageandthemedia.org,
Upcoming events: Sept. 28: NY Society Library. Oct. 10: NY Genealogical & Biographical Society Fall Luncheon. Oct. 11-14, AJHA Convention, Little Rock, Ark. Oct. 19: East Hampton Library. Oct. 22: Author’s Talk & Tea: Woodlawn Conservancy. Nov. 5: Holiday Book Signing at the Beekman Arms in Rhinebeck, NY. Nov. 6: Brentwood Public Library Nov. 7: NYU Center for the Humanities. Nov. 16: Book & Bottle: Suffolk County Historical Society & Museum. Nov. 17-18 Researching New York Conference, Albany. Nov. 20: Brookhaven League of Women Voters. March 10: Keynote, Joint Journalism & Communications Historians Conference, New York City.
Have a look at my parting shots from the book launch events of Sept. 1 in East Hampton; Sept. 11 in NYC; Sept. 14 in Cambridge Mass.
