Alexander, Shana

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ALEXANDER, Shana

ALEXANDER, Shana. American, b. 1925. Genres: Social commentary, Women's studies and issues, Biography, Adult non-fiction, Communications/Media, Writing/Journalism, Autobiography/Memoirs, Documentaries/Reportage. Career: Member, New York State Council on the Arts, 1978-81; With PM Newspaper, 1944-49, Harper's Bazaar, 1946-47, Flair mag., 1950; Life Magazine, reporter, 1951-54, correspondent, 1954-61, staff writer, 1961-64, columnist, The Feminine Eye, 1964-69; editor, McCall's mag., NYC, 1969-71; Vice President, Norton Simon Inc, 1971-72; radio and TV commentator, Spectrum, CBS News, 1971-74; Columnist, Newsweek mag., 1972-75; Commentator, Sixty Minutes, CBS-TV, 1974-79. Publications: The Feminine Eye, 1970; Shana Alexander's State-by-State Guide to Women's Rights, 1975; Talking Woman, 1976; Anyone's Daughter, 1979; Very Much a Lady, 1983; Nutcracker, 1985; The Pizza Connection, 1988; When She Was Bad, 1990; Happy Days: My Mother, My Father, My Sister & Me, 1995; The Astonishing Elephant, 2000.

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