Women's voices, then and now: A Sept. 13 Journalism Institute program looking back and ahead

Elsie Robinson was America’s most-read woman for decades, reaching 20 million people with her weekly “Listen, World!” newspaper column. And yet most of us have never heard of her. A new book about her work and impact inspired this program on women’s voices, lost and found, then and now. 

Register to join the National Press Club Journalism Institute at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, for a wide-ranging webinar conversation about how women’s voices have been silenced and spotlighted in newsrooms and in the public square, and how we can ensure that journalism raises up a diversity of women’s perspectives in the future. 

The conversation will feature:

• Soraya Chemaly, award-winning author of “Rage Becomes Her” and co-founder of the Women’s Media Center Speech Project
• Deborah Douglas, co-editor-in-chief of The Emancipator, a collaboration between Boston University and The Boston Globe that focuses on racial equity.
• Allison Gilbert, journalist and co-author of “Listen, World!: How the Intrepid Elsie Robinson Became America’s Most-Read Woman,” the first biography of Robinson. The book will be published next month.
• Dana Rubin, author of “Speaking While Female,” which attempts to set the record straight on who actually spoke in history,
• Connie Schultz, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for USA Today and author of “The Daughters of Erietown.” She is also a professional in residence at Kent State University’s School of Media & Journalism.

The conversation will be moderated by Julie Moos, the Institute’s executive director. For more information, contact her at [email protected]. 

This program is made available at no cost thanks to a grant from the Gannett Foundation. The Institute depends on grants, foundation funds, and contributions from individuals like you to serve thousands of people daily with our newsletter, online programming, writing group, and other initiatives. Your donation matters. Any amount helps.

The National Press Club Journalism Institute promotes an engaged global citizenry through an independent and free press, and equips journalists with skills and standards to inform the public in ways that inspire a more representative democracy. As the nonprofit affiliate of the National Press Club, the Institute powers journalism in the public interest.