Dorothy Havens Retirement Paper

A photograph of a newspaper front page. Main page text reads, "Dorothy C. Havens Retires; Post Printer for 27 Years Plans European Tour; Will Live in Florida, story on page C1, Best Wishes Dorothy, March 23, 1973."

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Title

Dorothy Havens Retirement Paper

Subject

An image of a front page The Washington Post featuring a fake story celebrating the retirement of Dorothy Havens.

Description

Printers at the Post often used the tools of their workspace to create their own newspaper pages. Here, one printer has substituted components from the front page and inserted a fake news story which celebrates the retirement of Dorothy Havens, the first Deaf women to work at The Washington Post.

Source

Darlene Ewan Collection

Date

March 23, 1973

Rights

This Item has been made available for educational and research purposes by the Drs. John S. and Betty J. Schuchman Deaf Documentary Center at Gallaudet University. This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You may need to obtain permission for your intended use if your use is otherwise not permitted by the copyright and applicable related rights legislation. For specific information about the copyright and reproduction rights for this Item, please contact the Schuchman Deaf Documentary Center: https://www.gallaudet.edu/drs-john-s-and-betty-j-schuchman-deaf-documentary-center

Citation

“Dorothy Havens Retirement Paper,” DeafPrinters, accessed November 21, 2024, https://deafprinters.com/items/show/158.

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