Christine Sadler
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Christine Sadler born in Silver Point
, Putnam County, Tennessee
, was an American
author
, journalist
, and magazine
editor
.
(now an affiliate of Vanderbilt University
) and her master's degree
in journalism
from Columbia University
in 1937.
Originally a journalist for the Nashville Banner
(1930-1936), she was a reporter, national news bureau staffer and Sunday
Editor
for The Washington Post
from 1937 until 1946. She was president
of the Women's National Press Club early in her career in Washington. Sadler was the first
woman
to cover a national political convention
for the Washington Post.
She was appointed and served as a member of The Defense Department Advisory Committee on Women in the Services
from 1956 through 1959.
While continuing to write for the Post on a freelance basis for many years, Sadler became Washington, D.C.
editor of McCall's
magazine
in 1944 until her retirement from that position in 1971. Sadler covered the White House
for both the Post and McCall's, and authored two books, America's First Ladies and Children in the White House.
She was survived in death by her husband, Richard L. Coe
, theater critic
emeritus
for the Post.
Silver Point, Tennessee
Silver Point, Tennessee is an unincorporated rural settlement in Putnam County, Tennessee, scattered around the intersection of State Highway 141, State Highway 56, and Interstate 40, about halfway between Cookeville and Smithville.-Landmarks:...
, Putnam County, Tennessee
Putnam County, Tennessee
Putnam County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 62,315, a 21 percent increase from 1990. The was 72,321, an increase of 16.1% since 2000...
, was an American
United States
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author
Author
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, journalist
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
, and magazine
Magazine
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editor
Editing
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.
Biography
Christine Sadler received her undergraduate degree from Peabody CollegePeabody College
Peabody College of Education and Human Development was founded in 1875 when the University of Nashville, located in Nashville, Tennessee, split into two separate educational institutions...
(now an affiliate of Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University is a private research university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named for shipping and rail magnate "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided Vanderbilt its initial $1 million endowment despite having never been to the...
) and her master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in journalism
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
in 1937.
Originally a journalist for the Nashville Banner
Nashville Banner
The Nashville Banner is a defunct daily newspaper of Nashville, Tennessee, United States, which published from April 10, 1876 until February 20, 1998...
(1930-1936), she was a reporter, national news bureau staffer and Sunday
Sunday
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Editor
Editor
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for The Washington Post
The Washington Post
The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
from 1937 until 1946. She was president
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
of the Women's National Press Club early in her career in Washington. Sadler was the first
First
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woman
Woman
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to cover a national political convention
United States presidential nominating convention
A United States presidential nominating convention is a political convention held every four years in the United States by most of the political parties who will be fielding nominees in the upcoming U.S. presidential election...
for the Washington Post.
She was appointed and served as a member of The Defense Department Advisory Committee on Women in the Services
Defense Department Advisory Committee on Women in the Services
The Defense Department Advisory Committee on Women in the Services was established in 1951 by then Secretary of Defense, George C. Marshall...
from 1956 through 1959.
While continuing to write for the Post on a freelance basis for many years, Sadler became Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
editor of McCall's
McCall's
McCall's was a monthly American women's magazine that enjoyed great popularity through much of the 20th century, peaking at a readership of 8.4 million in the early 1960s. It was established as a small-format magazine called The Queen in 1873...
magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
in 1944 until her retirement from that position in 1971. Sadler covered the White House
White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
for both the Post and McCall's, and authored two books, America's First Ladies and Children in the White House.
She was survived in death by her husband, Richard L. Coe
Richard L. Coe
Richard Livingston Coe , born in New York City, was a theatre and cinema critic for The Washington Post for more than fifty years. Coe was renowned for the astute advice he gave to many pre-Broadway try-out companies...
, theater critic
Critic
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emeritus
Emeritus
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for the Post.