Press Work for Women: A Text Book for the Young Woman Journalist

Press Work for Women – is a textbook which was published in 1904 and written by Frances Helena Low. She was a British journalist and anti-suffragist. Journalism is becoming more and more attractive to the average educated woman every day. With the current distribution of journalistic stuff, it is quite possible for a newcomer to journalism to earn a small income from the start, which does not exist in any other form of employment available to women. Thus, it is not difficult to explain the immense popularity of journalism. This book was written to help young women journalists. The three main questions this book answers: “What to Write?”, “How to Write It?” and “Where to Send It?” This textbook consists of eight parts such as: Preliminary Remakes; Embarking on Journalism; The Journalistic Market; Correcting Proofs; Literary Remuneration; Some Personal Experiences; The Outlook; Societies, Agencies, And Books.