HISTORY: An old (very old) journalism video
WARNING: You’ll find this old film alternatively fascinating, exciting, sad, sexist and more. See what was suggested for women at 5:18.
Am trying to track down its provenance. I see it’s from “Your Life & Work” series, based on a manuscript by Arthur P. Twogood, associate professor, vocational education, Iowa State College.
See updated info below from the J-school’s own resident journalism historian, Prof. Andie Tucher:
The film is available at the Library of Congress in the Prelinger collection — a bizarre and wonderful resource for years’ worth of industrials, educational films, public-service announcements, and other “ephemeral” moving images — that was privately held in NY for years (and beloved by documentary makers) before it was donated to the Library. This film was made in 1940 as part of an educational series on vocations and professions.
You can watch 2,000 films from the Prelinger collection here: http://www.archive.org/details/prelinger
