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Stephenson was born on October 17, 1911 in Paris, Texas.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Malvina Stephenson Papers |url=https://files.shsmo.org/manuscripts/columbia/C4038.pdf |access-date=May 21, 2024 |website=The State Historical Society of Missouri Research Center-Columbia}}</ref> Her family relocated to Hugo, Oklahoma where her father, Robert E. Stephenson, practiced law.<ref name=":0" /> |
Stephenson was born on October 17, 1911 in Paris, Texas.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Malvina Stephenson Papers |url=https://files.shsmo.org/manuscripts/columbia/C4038.pdf |access-date=May 21, 2024 |website=The State Historical Society of Missouri Research Center-Columbia}}</ref> Her family relocated to Hugo, Oklahoma where her father, Robert E. Stephenson, practiced law.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Stephenson graduated from Sapulpa High School.<ref name=":0" /> She took an associate's degree in history t the Southeastern State Teachers College (now Southeastern Oklahoma State University).<ref name=":2" /> After graduating in 1932, she taught for three years.<ref name=":2" /> She then obtained a master's degree in journalism at the University of Oklahoma before working as a feature writer |
Stephenson graduated from Sapulpa High School.<ref name=":0" /> She took an associate's degree in history t the Southeastern State Teachers College (now Southeastern Oklahoma State University).<ref name=":2" /> After graduating in 1932, she taught for three years.<ref name=":2" /> She then obtained a master's degree in journalism at the University of Oklahoma before working as a feature writer for Tulsa World.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Feeley |first=Kathleen |title=When Private Talk Goes Public: Gossip in American History |last2=Frost |first2=Jennifer |publisher=Springer |year=2014 |isbn=978-1-137-44230-7 |location=New York, NY |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Quicklinks |title=Browse by Political Collection |url=http://www.ou.edu/carlalbertcenter/congressional-collection/browse-by-non-congressional-collection.html |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=www.ou.edu |language=en-US}}</ref> She then relocated to Washington, D.C. and started covering Washington politics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Malvina Stephenson {{!}} The Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame |url=https://okjournalismhalloffame.com/1990/malvina-stephenson/ |access-date=2024-05-20 |language=en-US}}</ref> In an interview, Stephenson said that she went to Washington with $700 savings.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClendon |first=Sarah |date=1991-03-03 |title=World Columnist Stephenson Ends Noted Washington Career |url=https://tulsaworld.com/archive/world-columnist-stephenson-ends-noted-washington-career/article_78304df1-2b9a-5b09-a0ed-2433580e8cd8.html |access-date=2024-05-20 |website=Tulsa World |language=en}}</ref> |
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Stephenson founded her own independent news bureau and became a regular correspondent for several newspapers such as |
Stephenson founded her own independent news bureau and became a regular correspondent for several newspapers such as the Tulsa World, Tulsa Tribune Cincinnati Times-Star, the Kansas City Star, ABC Radio and United Feature, among others.<ref name=":1" /> In 1944, she became part of the weekly radio program with Ray Henle.<ref name=":0" /> |
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By 1951, Stephenson was selected as Senator Kerr's press secretary, a job she kept until 1963.<ref name=":2" /> She was a co-author of his book ''Land Wood, and Water''. After his death in 1963, Stephenson resumed her work as a journalist and became part of the female political columnist team that produced Washington Offbeat.<ref name=":2" /> She regulary contributed an op-ed column for the Tulsa World. Some of her noted works were written with [[Vera Glaser]] and these included reports about [[Clark R. Mollenhoff|Clark Mollenhoff]], a special counsel to Nixon's White House, and his collection of the 250 names of State Department employees who criticized Nixon's policies during the Vietnam War. |
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By 1951, she was selected as Senator Kerr's press secretary, a job she kept until 1963.<ref name=":2" /> |
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In 1995, Stephenson published Kerr's biography. She died a year later, on February 16, 1996. |
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Malvina Stephenson (1911-1996) was an American journalist noted for her coverage of Washington politics. She is considered to be one of the pioneering women reporters to break on the national scene.[1] Stephenson also served as the press secretary and the biographer of Senator Robert Samuel Kerr.[2]
Biography
Stephenson was born on October 17, 1911 in Paris, Texas.[3] Her family relocated to Hugo, Oklahoma where her father, Robert E. Stephenson, practiced law.[1]
Stephenson graduated from Sapulpa High School.[1] She took an associate's degree in history t the Southeastern State Teachers College (now Southeastern Oklahoma State University).[3] After graduating in 1932, she taught for three years.[3] She then obtained a master's degree in journalism at the University of Oklahoma before working as a feature writer for Tulsa World.[4][5] She then relocated to Washington, D.C. and started covering Washington politics.[6] In an interview, Stephenson said that she went to Washington with $700 savings.[7]
Stephenson founded her own independent news bureau and became a regular correspondent for several newspapers such as the Tulsa World, Tulsa Tribune Cincinnati Times-Star, the Kansas City Star, ABC Radio and United Feature, among others.[4] In 1944, she became part of the weekly radio program with Ray Henle.[1]
By 1951, Stephenson was selected as Senator Kerr's press secretary, a job she kept until 1963.[3] She was a co-author of his book Land Wood, and Water. After his death in 1963, Stephenson resumed her work as a journalist and became part of the female political columnist team that produced Washington Offbeat.[3] She regulary contributed an op-ed column for the Tulsa World. Some of her noted works were written with Vera Glaser and these included reports about Clark Mollenhoff, a special counsel to Nixon's White House, and his collection of the 250 names of State Department employees who criticized Nixon's policies during the Vietnam War.
In 1995, Stephenson published Kerr's biography. She died a year later, on February 16, 1996.
References
- ^ a b c d "Famous Sapulpans: Sapulpa's Malvina Stephenson was 'real' newswoman". sapulpatimes.com. 2016-12-17. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ Memorial Services Held in the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States: Together with Remarks Presented in Eulogy of Robert Samuel Kerr, Late a Senator from Oklahoma. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. 1963. p. 167.
- ^ a b c d e "Malvina Stephenson Papers" (PDF). The State Historical Society of Missouri Research Center-Columbia. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ a b Feeley, Kathleen; Frost, Jennifer (2014). When Private Talk Goes Public: Gossip in American History. New York, NY: Springer. ISBN 978-1-137-44230-7.
- ^ Quicklinks. "Browse by Political Collection". www.ou.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ "Malvina Stephenson | The Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame". Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ McClendon, Sarah (1991-03-03). "World Columnist Stephenson Ends Noted Washington Career". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2024-05-20.