Examining Katharine Grahamâs Groundbreaking Life
âCover Story,â at the New-York Historical Society, illustrates the Washington Post publisherâs courage and tenacity as the first woman to lead a Fortune 500 company.
Katharine Graham in 1973.Credit.Bettmann/Getty Images
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Giving a luxurious designer evening gown the central position in an exhibition about Katharine Graham, former chief executive of the Washington Post Company, may at first seem as logical as highlighting a pair of aviator glasses in a show about Gloria Steinem. Yes, each fashion choice was worn by a famous woman, but did it really have much to do with her power and influence?
Jeffrey Paley, journalist, gallerist and investor, dies at 82
Jeffrey Paley, who wrote for newspapers from Europe, championed young artists in SoHo and became a private investor, died of complications of the coronavirus on Feb. 27, 2021 at a hospital in Manhattan, his wife, Valerie Paley, said. He was 82. Wendy Mills via The New York Times.
by Katharine Q. Seelye
(NYT NEWS SERVICE)
.- Jeffrey Paley had been working as a reporter at The New York Herald Tribune when the paper closed in 1966. He was determined to become a columnist in Europe but didnt have a news outlet to write for. So he climbed into his car and drove around the Northeast, stopping in at newspapers to see if they would like to pick up his column.