Emma Bugbee

She was born in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. She later moved to New York. She graduated from Barnard College in 1909, where she was the student correspondent for the New York Tribune, later the New York Herald Tribune, == Career ==

Expanding the role of women in journalism In 1914, she covered the Suffrage hike from Manhattan to Albany, New York. From 1924 to 1952, she covered national political conventions from women's points of view, and was known for trying to find the women's angle to any story she was assigned. She was present for the first convention in which women were voting delegates in 1924. Her writings on Mrs. Roosevelt contributed largely to the positive image of the Roosevelt administration. Bugbee's tribute to Mrs. Roosevelt after her death in the New York Herald Tribune, "Mrs. Roosevelt: Portrait of a Beloved Woman," won the Newspaper Reporters Association's feature award in 1963. == Newswomen's Club of New York ==

The Newswomen's Club of New York is a professional organization for women journalists in New York. It was founded in 1922 in order to support women in journalism, work towards equality in the newsroom, and build a network through which women in the industry could help one another. The club became known for its high journalistic standards, as well as its welfare committee and relief fund. Bugbee was amongst the founders of club, also serving as president for three terms. == Publications ==

Children's Literature • Peggy Covers the News. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1936. • Peggy Covers Washington. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1937. • Peggy Covers London. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1939. • Peggy Covers the Clipper. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1941. • Peggy Goes Overseas. New York: Dodd, 1945. Articles • New York Herald Tribune. "Hopeful Scenes in the Women's Court Under Improved Conditions," 1919. • New York Herald Tribune. "Hellen Keller Honoured at Dinner Here," 1955. • New York Herald Tribune. "Mrs. Roosevelt: Portrait of a Beloved Woman," 1962. , Harriot Eaton Stanton Blatch, Maggie Murphy, and Emma Bugbee c. 1910 ==See also==