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Inequality in life – and death: Newspaper obituaries have long discriminated against women

  • Written by Erika J. Pribanic-Smith, Associate Professor of Communication, University of Texas at Arlington
imageJournalist Ida B. Wells was one of the first women The New York Times profiled for its 'Overlooked' series, about people who should have received obituaries.Scott Olson/Getty Images

Gender discrimination doesn’t always end after a woman dies. Newspapers have long treated women differently in the number, wording and presentation of obituaries.

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