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Rossiter, Margaret – Contemporary French Civilization, 1980
French women filled many positions in the development of the clandestine French Resistance Press. The press expanded from a handful of papers in 1940 to over 100 national papers by 1944. Papers directed specifically to women urged their support of the Resistance Movement. (PMJ)
Descriptors: Activism, Editorials, Employed Women, European History
Carr, Nora – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2006
It is no secret that public education is losing the battle for the hearts and minds of the American public. When one of the nation's top syndicated talk-radio hosts repeatedly equates public schooling with child abuse and no outcry ensues, denial is no longer a viable option. Facts don't matter when the goal is to entertain rather than to inform.…
Descriptors: Public Education, Activism, Mass Media Effects, Mass Media Use
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O'Kelly, Charlotte G. – Phylon, 1982
Examines the historical development of the Black protest movement in the United States and analyzes how the Black press responded to developments and changes in the movement, from the founding of the first Black newspaper in 1827 until the end of World War II. (Author/MJL)
Descriptors: Activism, Black History, Black Influences, Black Leadership