THE VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT

Vera Glaser

April 21, 1916 – November 26, 2008

“My participation in the women’s movement was a very pivotal point in my life.”

Journalist, reporter and a pioneer for women in politics. A Washington correspondent and bureau chief, 1963. Wrote for the North American Newspaper Alliance, Knight Ridder Newspapers, Maturity News Service and contributing editor for The Washingtonian magazine. Served as a member of President Nixon’s Task Force on Women’s Rights and Responsibilities, 1970. President of the Washington Press Club, a governor of the National Press Club and a member of the board of the International Women’s Media Foundation.

Photo. The President’s Task Force on Women’s Rights and Responsibilities. The Task Force was chaired by Virginia R. Allan; and the report signed by Elizabeth Athanasakos, Ann R. Blackham, P. Dee Boersma, Evelyn Cunningham, Ann Ida Gannon, Vera Glaser, Dorothy Haener, Patricia Hutar, Katherine B. Massenburg, William C. Mercer, Alan Simpson and Evelyn E. Whitlow. June, 1970.