Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Oral history interview with Marylin Bender, 2001
Creator: | Bender, Marylin | Project: | Columbia University Law School alumnae oral history collection. (see all project interviews) | Phys. Desc. : | Transcript: 81 pages Sound recording: 2 sound cassettes | Location: | Columbia Center for Oral History | Full CLIO record >> |
Biographical NoteJournalist
Scope and ContentsEarly life in Brooklyn; love of flying, French culture, and newspapers; Smith College, B.A. 1944; encouraging atmosphere of Smith; Columbia Law School graduate 1947; discouragement over gender discrimination at Columbia; insulting and intimidating professors at Columbia; high attendance of veterans at Columbia after war; passing of courses and bar exam; pursuing journalism over law; experiences in writing for Parade, Journal-American, New York Times; investigative reporting at Journal-American; joining fashion section of the Times; marriage to Selig Altschul, guru of aviation finance; author, The Beautiful People, The Chosen Instrument; female editor of Sunday Business section of the Times; head of Business World Quarterly magazine for the Times; interviewing public figures, people in business; deposition against the Times for sex discrimination lawsuit; opinions on gender roles, fashion, and business
SubjectsAccess ConditionsCopyright by the Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 2001
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