Lucile Saunders McDonald
Lucile Saunders McDonald (September 1, 1898 - June 23, 1992) was a Pacific Northwest journalist, historian and author of children's books.[1] The Seattle Times described her as "... the first woman news reporter in all of South America; first woman copy editor in the Pacific Northwest; first woman telegraph editor, courthouse reporter and general news reporter in Oregon; first woman overseas correspondent for a U.S. trade newspaper; first woman on a New York City rewrite desk; second woman journalist in Alaska; and second woman to be a correspondent abroad for The Associated Press".[2] With Zola Helen Ross, she co-founded the Pacific Northwest Writers Association.[3]
Biography
Born in Portland, Oregon, in 1898, her parents were Frank and Rose Saunders. She had at least one sibling, a sister, Iris McRae. McDonald attended the University of Oregon. In her early years, she worked at the Eugene Daily Guard, The Bulletin (Bend, Oregon), The Oregonian, and The Statesman-Journal (Salem, Oregon). She went on to write for newspapers from Alaska to South America, including the Seattle Daily Times, The New York Times, the United Press International, the Bellevue Journal-American and the Cordova Daily Times. She wrote or co-authored 28 books. McDonald was a member of the Seattle Free Lances, the Authors League of America, Theta Sigma Phi's National Executive Board, and the New York Newspaperwoman's Club.[4]
She married Harold D. McDonald in 1922; they had a son and daughter. They resided in Bellevue and Kirkland, Washington. Her autobiography, A foot in the door: the reminiscences of Lucile McDonald, was published in 1995.[5] McDonald was a 1959 Headliner Awards Recipient from the Association for Women in Communications.[6]
Partial works
- Children's books
- Dick and the Spice Cupboard
- Jewels and Gems
- The Giant with Four Arms
- Co-authored with Ross
- (1950) The mystery of Castesby Island
- (1952) Stormy year
- (1954) Fridays̓ child
- (1956) Mystery of the long house
- (1956) Pigtail pioneer
- (1957) Wing Harbor
- (1958) The courting of Ann Maria
- (1959) Assignment in Ankara
- (1961) Winter's answer
- (1959) The stolen letters
- (1968) The sunken forest
- Non-fiction
- (1953) Washington's Yesterdays
- (1958) Search for the Northwest Passage, Library of Congress CC# 58-11860, Ill.
Published by Binfords & Mort, Portland, OR.
References
- ↑ "Lucille Saunders McDonald Talks To Rural Club Women At Luncheon Meeting". Ellensburg Daily Record. August 7, 1940. p. 4. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ↑ Guillen, Tomas (June 25, 1992). "Lucile Mcdonald, 93, Journalist, Writer And Northwest Historian". Seattle Times. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ↑ "About the Pacific Northwest Writers Association". Pacific Northwest Writers Association. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ↑ "Preliminary Guide to the Lucile Saunders McDonald Papers 1941-1990". University of Washington. November 1, 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ↑ McDonald, Lucile Saunders; McDonald, Richard (1995). A foot in the door: the reminiscences of Lucile McDonald. Washington State University Press. ISBN 978-0-87422-120-6. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ↑ "Headliner Award Recipients". The Association for Women in Communications. Retrieved 21 January 2012.