Elizabeth Forsling Harris was a journalist, public relations professional, and the first publisher of Ms. (magazine). [1]
Elizabeth Forsling Harris was a journalist, public relations professional, and the first publisher of Ms. (magazine). [1]
Harris was from Tennessee. She graduated from Mount Vernon College in Washington, DC. [2]
Harris worked as a journalist for Newsweek magazine from 1947 to 1951. [3] From 1951 to 1953, she was a television producer for ABC-TV in New York after which she founded a public relations firm in Dallas. [2]
Harris worked for the Peace Corps from 1961 to 1963 and was active in politics. She worked on the campaigns of Lyndon B. Johnson, Sam Rayburn, and John F. Kennedy. [1]
In 1971, Harris co-founded Ms. Magazine and became its first publisher. She published Working Woman Magazine in 1976. [1] [2]
Harris married and divorced Leon Harris, the son of the founder of Neiman Marcus department store. [2] [3]
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