Honorable Mention recipient for the American Journalism Historians Association Book of the Year Award, Carolyn Edy's book, The Woman War Correspondent, the U.S. Military, and the Press:1846-1947, outlines the rich history of more than 250 women who worked as war correspondents up through World War II, while demonstrating the ways in which the press and the military both promoted and prevented their access to war.Dr. Carolyn M. Edy - Professor of Digital Journalism & Faculty Director of University Accreditation Compliance
Appalachian State University
Dr. Carolyn M. Edy is a distinguished media historian, journalism educator, and faculty leader at Appalachian State University, where she serves as Professor of Digital Journalism and Faculty Director of University Accreditation Compliance. A recipient of the university's Outstanding Professor Award in 2015–2016, Dr. Edy is widely recognized for her scholarship on women war correspondents, having earned competitive grants and honors from institutions such as Harvard University’s Schlesinger Library, the American Journalism Historians Association, and the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
Before entering academia, Dr. Edy built an accomplished career as a journalist, contributing to leading national and regional outlets including Newsweek, Good Housekeeping, U.S. News & World Report, Fortune, and Yoga Journal. Her academic work builds upon that real-world experience and includes influential publications such as The Woman War Correspondent, the U.S. Military, and the Press: 1846–1947 and The Weekly War: How the Saturday Evening Post Reported World War I. She is also a frequent contributor to edited volumes and scholarly journals in journalism history and gender studies.
Dr. Edy earned her Ph.D. and M.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her B.A. in English from St. Lawrence University. In addition to her teaching and research, she is actively involved in professional organizations, including the American Journalism Historians Association, the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, and the International Association for Literary Journalism Studies.
Florida had many military camps, fields and bases during WWII. One of the largest at 165,000 acres was Camp Gordon Johnston, a US Army camp for training infantry for amphibious assault located in Franklin County. This camp in its three phases hosted a quarter of a million servicemembers from 1942 to 1946. Soldiers that trained at CGJ served in both theaters of the war, from the beaches of Normandy to the jungles of New Guinea, from the liberated European ports to the landings at Iwo Jima.
On the eve of Pearl Harbor, Florida was the smallest state in the South (smaller than Arkansas or South Carolina). Today, Florida is the third largest state in the nation.
Join Len Ferman, The Sports Time Traveler™, for a fascinating look at professional sports during World War II. Many famous athletes were drafted, including baseball legend Hank Greenberg, who served four years and saw combat. Others, with medical deferments, continued to compete—encouraged by President Roosevelt to help lift national morale. This engaging presentation tells the powerful stories of these athletes as they served and played during the pivotal 1945 season. Through vivid storytelling and historical insight, Len reveals how sports became a source of hope and resilience during one of America’s darkest times.
