Women's PR History Month kick-off event

Women's PR History Month, the first-ever celebration of the role of women in the profession’s history was held March 9, 2017, 6:00 p.m. at the New York Genome Center in New York. A panel discussion was led by noted historians Karen Russell, professor at University of Georgia; Meg Lamme, professor at the University of Alabama; and Karla Gower, professor at the University of Alabama and director of the Plank Center; Also on the panel was Muriel Fox, co-founder and PR director, National Organization for Women; and Anne Bernays, novelist, teacher, and daughter of Doris Fleischman Bernays, who spoke publicly about the under-recognized role of her mother for the first time. The event was produced by The Museum of Public Relations.

Here are some photos taken at the event by Xueyao (Diana) Li

Shelley Spector introduces panel

Shelley Spector, the Museum of Public Relations' founder, introduces the panel who helped shift the hiring mentality from 'how fast do you type?' to 'how well do you write?'

Betsy Plank

Images and video of Betsy Plank, Doris Fleischman, Muriel Fox, and of women's movement footage tower behind the panelists.

Anne Bernays

"Freud understood that we are driven by unconscious motives," says panelist Anne Bernays, daughter of Doris Fleischman and Edward Bernays. Freud was Edward Bernays's uncle.

Shequality

Renee Wilson, president of the PR Council, announces the Shequality Project, a new women's initiative of women's helping women.

The raffle

Muriel Fox reads off a the raffle winner of Anonymous in their Own Names, a book about early PR women.

There was a lot of marching

Muriel Fox recalls that there was a lot of marching at the beginning of the women's movement and we are still marching. Jack O'Dwyer takes notes in the foreground.

PR Women

Pat Ford of Burson-Marsteller envisions PR Women — the movie — where Meryl Streep stars as Muriel Fox.

03/09/17 Women's PR History Month