Ethel Simpson

Ethel Simpson
Photo of Ethel Simpson
Born(1926-09-02)2 September 1926
Died12 December 2017(2017-12-12) (aged 91)
Known forbeing a pioneering woman journalist

Ethel Simpson (2 September 1926 – 12 December 2017) was a Scottish journalist. She worked to break down gendered barriers within journalism and was one of the first female chief reporters at the Aberdeen Press and Journal.[1]

Early life

Ethel was born in Banff on 2 September 1926 to a farming family.[2] She attended Keithhall Primary School and then Inverurie Academy. After completing a shorthand typing course at Webster's College, she joined the Aberdeen Press and Journal in 1944 at age seventeen.[2]

Career

Ethel then became a junior reporter for the Aberdeen Press and Journal in 1945, the first woman to do so.[3] In 1955 and 1956, Ethel spent three months on a 10,000 tour of North Africa, writing about her travels.[4] She worked her way up, eventually becoming the chief reporter of the journal in 1975.[1] Ethel pressed for gender equality in the newsroom, and protested when a female reporter was told to go home and change into a skirt.[5] She retired in 1986.[5]

Personal life

Ethel had a daughter, Emma, and two grandsons. She was a monarchist and a Conservative.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Sharman, David. "'Pioneer' Aberdeen Press & Journal reporter dies aged 91 – Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage". HoldtheFrontPage. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Obituary – Ethel Simpson, doyenne of news reporters who fought for rights of women journalists". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  3. ^ MacDougall, Ian (7 November 2013). Voices of Scottish Journalists: Recollections of 22 Scottish Journalists of Their Life and Work. Birlinn. ISBN 978-0-85790-613-7.
  4. ^ Haslam, Dale (16 December 2017). "'Huge inspiration' and pioneer of women in journalism dies aged 91". Evening Express. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b Ferguson, Chris. "Ethel Simpson, former reporter and a trailblazer in journalism". The Courier. Retrieved 30 April 2021.

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