Ludtke, Melissa

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Writer and journalist Ludtke (1951- ) graduated from Wellesley College, and drew national attention in 1977 when, as a reporter for Sports Illustrated, she sued major league baseball to gain women reporters equal access to athletes' locker rooms. She worked for CBS News and Time, and held a number of fellowships at Harvard and Radcliffe (1992-1995) before publishing On Our Own: Unmarried Motherhood in America (1997).

From the description of Papers, 1977-1997 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122522044

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creatorOf Ludtke, Melissa. Papers, 1977-1997 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Women in Journalism Oral History Project. Interview transcripts, 1988-1994 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
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Adoption
Infertility, Female
Journalists
Sex discrimination against women
Sex discrimination in employment
Single mothers
Sportswriters
Unmarried mothers
Women journalists
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Birth 1951

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