Marj Paxson’s first job as a journalist lasted less than two years. After graduating from the Missouri School of Journalism in 1944, she went to work for United Press in Lincoln, Neb., for $25 a week.
Now and Then: Examining women in journalism
Friday, September 28, 2007 | 5:08 p.m. CDT;
updated 4:26 a.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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