Association for Women Journalists

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The Association for Women Journalists is a professional organization to support women working in the journalism field, and girls who aspire to the field.

The first Association for Women Journalists chapter was founded in 1988 in Dallas-Fort Worth, [1] Texas.

Association for Women Journalists' Chicago chapter [2] was later founded in 1993 and fashioned after the Dallas-Ft. Worth group. The chapter's initial meeting was held at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.

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References

  1. "Association for Women Journalists - DFW Chapter". Archived from the original on 2013-05-15. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
  2. "Association for Women Journalists - Chicago".