Английская Википедия:Adele Ferguson (American journalist)
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use American English Шаблон:Use mdy dates Adele Ferguson (1924/1925 – March 3, 2015) was an American journalist for the Bremerton Sun. She was the first woman to work as a full-time reporter at the Washington State Legislature in Olympia, Washington, a position she held for 32 years.
Life and career
Ferguson grew up in Minnesota as a member of a large family, the second of ten children.[1] Ferguson, who never attended college and had no formal training, first joined a newsroom in 1943 by lying about her previous experience.[1][2] After the conclusion of World War II, Ferguson began working for the Bremerton Sun as a columnist, initially covering local politics and the Bremerton Police Department.[3] Her column was titled "The Farmer's Daughter" and was published in the "women's section" of the newspaper.[4] In 1957 she was excluded from a journalists tour on the USS Nautilus (SSN-571) nuclear-powered submarine for being a woman.[2][5] After a column she wrote about the snub attracted nationwide attention, the Navy reversed their decision and gave her a personal tour.[1][6]
Ferguson began exclusively covering the Washington State Legislature in 1961, becoming the first full-time female reporter there for any newspaper.[3] She faced sexism and harassment upon moving to Olympia. In 2008 she recounted that "they didn't speak to me, the men," referring to other members of the press pool.[7]Шаблон:Rp Early in her time there she was sexually harassed by a state senator.[8] Over time, however, she gained a reputation for being a fierce and blunt reporter. Former Washington Secretary of State Ralph Munro once commented on her columns, saying:[1]
Шаблон:BlockquoteShe retired from full-time reporting in 1993 but continued to write the occasional column until her death in 2015.[5] In 1998 a bridge across Washington State Route 305 in Poulsbo was named "The Adele Ferguson Overpass" in her honor.[9]
In 2009 she was one of the first three people honored by the Washington State Legacy Project, which publishes detailed histories of notable Washington residents.[10][11]
Personal life
Ferguson was married to John Philipsen from 1946 until his death in 2005.[1] She had been briefly married before meeting him.[7]Шаблон:Rp She had two children.[5] Ferguson was politically a conservative, and often attracted controversy for her political opinions.[2][12] She died on March 3, 2015, at the age of 90.[5]
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