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Fascinating look at journalism and the impact of "girl stunt reporters" in the late 1880's - 1930's. At a time when women had few job options beyond teaching and factory work, the women who went undercover to break cases of shocking mistreatment inside asylums, hospitals, factories, and more made huge impacts on policy! Patient rights, healthcare access, child labor laws - all of them were changed for the better because of the in depth reporting these women did.
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The La Crescent Public Library was thrilled to welcome Kim Todd for our Minnesota Author Tour. Attendees loved Kim's presentation on "Girl Stunt Reporters" and listening to how she came into the research behind these women. Sensational is a fascinating deep dive into women journalists at a time when the world was changing rapidly. These stunt reporters brought personal perspective to their stories, but the first wave of women - Nellie Bly and Winifred Sweet - also launched what we know today as
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