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'''Donna Allen''' (August 19, 1920 – July 19, 1999) was an American pioneer feminist, civil rights activist, historian, economist, and founder of the [[Women’s Institute for Freedom of the Press]].<ref name="autogenerated1992">Beasley, Maurine, and Stephen Vaughn. American Journalism. Ed. Shirley Biagi. Vol. IX. N.p.: American Journalism Historians Association, 1992. Print. 3-4.</ref><ref name="autogenerated2">Walker, Danna. Women and Media: The History of an Activist's Fight for Equality: Donna Allen and the Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press. Kolin, Germany: Lambert Academic, 2008. Print.</ref> <ref>The World Who's Who of Women. Vol. IV. England: Melrose Limited, 1978. Print</ref>
'''Donna Allen''' (August 19, 1920 – July 19, 1999) was an American pioneer feminist, civil rights activist, historian, economist, and founder of the [[Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press]].<ref name="autogenerated1992">Beasley, Maurine, and Stephen Vaughn. American Journalism. Ed. Shirley Biagi. Vol. IX. N.p.: American Journalism Historians Association, 1992. Print. 3-4.</ref><ref name="autogenerated2">Walker, Danna. Women and Media: The History of an Activist's Fight for Equality: Donna Allen and the Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press. Kolin, Germany: Lambert Academic, 2008. Print.</ref><ref name="The World Who 1978">The World Who's Who of Women. Vol. IV. England: Melrose Limited, 1978. Print</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
Allen was born in Petosky, Michigan on August 19, 1920 to Caspar and Louis Rehkopf.<ref name="autogenerated1992"/><ref name="autogenerated2"/> In 1943, Allen graduated from [[Duke University]] majoring in history and minoring in economics. In 1953, she earned her masters in economics from the [[University of Chicago]]. Finally in 1971, she received a Ph.D. in history from [[Howard University]]. Her dissertation was on national health insurance.<ref name="autogenerated1992"/><ref name="autogenerated2" /><ref name="nytimes1999">{{cite web|author=Wolfgang Saxon |url=http://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/26/us/donna-allen-78-a-feminist-and-an-organizer.html |title=Donna Allen, 78, a Feminist and an Organizer |website=Nytimes.com |date=1999-07-26 |accessdate=2017-05-25}}</ref> Dr. Allen founded the Women’s Institute for Freedom of the Press in 1972.<ref name="autogenerated1992"/><ref name="nytimes1999"/><ref name="autogenerated2"/> Donna Allen passed away, at the age of 78, on July 19, 1999.<ref name="nytimes1999"/><ref>The World Who's Who of Women. Vol. IV. England: Melrose Limited, 1978. Print</ref>
Allen was born in Petosky, Michigan on August 19, 1920, to Caspar and Louis Rehkopf.<ref name="autogenerated1992"/><ref name="autogenerated2"/> In 1943, Allen graduated from [[Duke University]], majoring in history and minoring in economics. In 1953, she earned her master's degree in economics from the [[University of Chicago]]. Finally, in 1971, she received a Ph.D. in history from [[Howard University]]. Her dissertation was on national health insurance.<ref name="autogenerated1992"/><ref name="autogenerated2" /><ref name="nytimes1999">{{cite web|author=Wolfgang Saxon |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/26/us/donna-allen-78-a-feminist-and-an-organizer.html |title=Donna Allen, 78, a Feminist and an Organizer |website=New York Times |date=1999-07-26 |accessdate=2017-05-25}}</ref> Allen founded the Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press in 1972.<ref name="autogenerated1992"/><ref name="nytimes1999"/><ref name="autogenerated2"/> Allen died at age 78 on July 19, 1999.<ref name="nytimes1999"/><ref name="The World Who 1978"/>


==''The Donna Allen Award for Feminist Advocacy''==
==The Donna Allen Award for Feminist Advocacy==
''The Donna Allen Award for Feminist Advocacy'' is given by the Women’s Commission Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) which honors the hard work of Donna. It recognizes feminist media activist who promote women’s rights and freedoms. <ref>http://mj.unc.edu/news/professors’-work-responsible-media-coverage-sex-trafficking-honored-aejmc-feminist-advocacy</ref> <ref>http://aejmc.us/csw/csw-awards/</ref>
The Donna Allen Award for Feminist Advocacy is given in Allen's honor by the Commission on the Status of Women for the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC). The award was created in 2001. It recognizes feminist media activists who promote women's rights and freedoms.<ref name="mj.unc.edu">{{Cite web|url=http://hussman.unc.edu/news/professors%E2%80%99-work-responsible-media-coverage-sex-trafficking-honored-aejmc-feminist-advocacy|title=Professors' work for responsible media coverage of sex trafficking honored with AEJMC feminist advocacy award|website=UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aejmc.us/csw/csw-awards/|title=CSW Awards &#124; Commission on the Status of Women|website=aejmc.us}}</ref> Some recipients of this award are:
2001 – Award Created
Michele Weldon received the award in 2005.<ref>http://micheleweldon.com/awards/</ref> In 2014, it honored Barbara Freidman and Anne Johnston for their The Irina Project, which is responsible for reporting on sex trafficking. <ref>http://mj.unc.edu/news/professors’-work-responsible-media-coverage-sex-trafficking-honored-aejmc-feminist-advocacy</ref>
2002 – no winner on record
2003 – Ammu Joseph, Women's Feature Service
2004 – Rita Henley Jenson, Women's eNews
2005 – Michelle Weldon, Northwestern
2006 – no winner on record
2007 – no winner on record
2008 – Caryl Rivers, Boston
2009 – Carolyn Byerly, Howard
2010 – Pamela Creedon, Iowa
2011- ?
2012 - ?
2013 – Soraya Chemaly
2014 - Barbara Friedman and Anne Johnston
2015 – Tania Cantrell Rosas-Moreno
2016 – Stine Eckert
2017 – Carolyn Bronstein
2018 – Petula Dvorak
2019 – Tracy Everbach
2020 – Susan Leath
2021 – Maria Marron


==Writings==
==Writings==
===Books===
===Books===
* ''Women Transforming Communications: Global Intersections''; (Edited with Ramona R. Rush, Susan J. Kaufman, eds.) (SAGE Publications, 1996).
* ''Women Transforming Communications: Global Intersections''; (Edited with Ramona R. Rush, Susan J. Kaufman, eds.) (SAGE Publications, 1996).{{OCLC|469788564}}
* ''Communications at the Crossroads: The Gender Gap Connection''; (Edited with Ramona R. Rush) (Ablex Publishing Corporation, 1989).
* ''Communications at the Crossroads: The Gender Gap Connection''; (Edited with Ramona R. Rush) (Ablex Publishing Corporation, 1989).
* ''Fringe Benefits: Wages or Social Obligations?''; (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, 1964).
* ''Fringe Benefits: Wages or Social Obligations?''; (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, 1964).
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 03:42, 12 May 2023

Donna Allen
Born(1920-08-19)August 19, 1920
DiedJuly 19, 1999(1999-07-19) (aged 78)

Donna Allen (August 19, 1920 – July 19, 1999) was an American pioneer feminist, civil rights activist, historian, economist, and founder of the Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press.[1][2][3]

Biography

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Allen was born in Petosky, Michigan on August 19, 1920, to Caspar and Louis Rehkopf.[1][2] In 1943, Allen graduated from Duke University, majoring in history and minoring in economics. In 1953, she earned her master's degree in economics from the University of Chicago. Finally, in 1971, she received a Ph.D. in history from Howard University. Her dissertation was on national health insurance.[1][2][4] Allen founded the Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press in 1972.[1][4][2] Allen died at age 78 on July 19, 1999.[4][3]

The Donna Allen Award for Feminist Advocacy

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The Donna Allen Award for Feminist Advocacy is given in Allen's honor by the Commission on the Status of Women for the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC). The award was created in 2001. It recognizes feminist media activists who promote women's rights and freedoms.[5][6] Some recipients of this award are: 2001 – Award Created 2002 – no winner on record 2003 – Ammu Joseph, Women's Feature Service 2004 – Rita Henley Jenson, Women's eNews 2005 – Michelle Weldon, Northwestern 2006 – no winner on record 2007 – no winner on record 2008 – Caryl Rivers, Boston 2009 – Carolyn Byerly, Howard 2010 – Pamela Creedon, Iowa 2011- ? 2012 - ? 2013 – Soraya Chemaly 2014 - Barbara Friedman and Anne Johnston 2015 – Tania Cantrell Rosas-Moreno 2016 – Stine Eckert 2017 – Carolyn Bronstein 2018 – Petula Dvorak 2019 – Tracy Everbach 2020 – Susan Leath 2021 – Maria Marron

Writings

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Books

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  • Women Transforming Communications: Global Intersections; (Edited with Ramona R. Rush, Susan J. Kaufman, eds.) (SAGE Publications, 1996).OCLC 469788564
  • Communications at the Crossroads: The Gender Gap Connection; (Edited with Ramona R. Rush) (Ablex Publishing Corporation, 1989).
  • Fringe Benefits: Wages or Social Obligations?; (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, 1964).

Periodicals

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  • Media Report to Women; (1972–1987) : Editor.

Awards

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Year Award Issued By
April 1978 Broadcast Preceptor Award Broadcast Communication Arts Department
March 16, 1979 Journalistic Excellence Capital Press Women
September 25, 1979 National Headliner Award Women in Communication, Inc
November 14, 1983 A Women Striving for Equity and Peace The Wonder Woman Foundation Awards
October 7, 1987 For Preserving Documents to the History of American Journalism American Journalism Historians Association
July 1988 Award for Outstanding Contribution to Women in Communication Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Beasley, Maurine, and Stephen Vaughn. American Journalism. Ed. Shirley Biagi. Vol. IX. N.p.: American Journalism Historians Association, 1992. Print. 3-4.
  2. ^ a b c d Walker, Danna. Women and Media: The History of an Activist's Fight for Equality: Donna Allen and the Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press. Kolin, Germany: Lambert Academic, 2008. Print.
  3. ^ a b The World Who's Who of Women. Vol. IV. England: Melrose Limited, 1978. Print
  4. ^ a b c Wolfgang Saxon (1999-07-26). "Donna Allen, 78, a Feminist and an Organizer". New York Times. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  5. ^ "Professors' work for responsible media coverage of sex trafficking honored with AEJMC feminist advocacy award". UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media.
  6. ^ "CSW Awards | Commission on the Status of Women". aejmc.us.
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