Trailblazing Midwestern Women in Journalism

Lucile Morris Upton worked as a newspaper reporter in Denver and El Paso before settling in the Missouri Ozarks in 1926. Surprisingly, Upton was not the only woman journalist making inroads in the heartland. Join author Susan Croce Kelly to learn more about the lives of pioneering newspaperwomen in this special presentation for women's history month.

Lucile Morris Upton worked as a newspaper reporter in Denver and El Paso before settling in the Missouri Ozarks to work for the Springfield News-Leader in 1926. Surprisingly, Upton was not the only woman journalist making inroads in the heartland during that time. Join author Susan Croce Kelly to learn more about the lives of Upton and other pioneering newspaperwomen in this special presentation for women's history month.

Author and speaker Susan Croce Kelly was the winner of the 2024 Missouri Library Association's Missouri Literary Award for her book "Newspaperwoman of the Ozarks: The Life and Times of Lucile Morris Upton." She is a former reporter for the St. Louis Globe-Democrat and the Springfield News-Leader, and is also the author of two award-winning books on the history of Route 66.

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