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Shana Alexander

Shana Alexander, American journalist and author (died 2005)

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Born
October 6, 1925
Died
June 23, 2005
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1925

About Shana Alexander

Shana Alexander was an American journalist. Although she became the first woman staff writer and columnist for Life magazine, she was best known for her participation in the "Point-Counterpoint" debate segments of 60 Minutes in the late 1970s with conservative James J. Kilpatrick. In 1969 she became the first female editor at McCall's since 1921, but quit in 1971, complaining that it was a token job in a sexist environment. Alexander graduated from Vassar College in 1945, majoring in anthropology.

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Shana Alexander timeline

  1. Alexander graduated from Vassar College in 1945, majoring in anthropology.
  2. In 1969 she became the first female editor at McCall's since 1921, but quit in 1971, complaining that it was a token job in a sexist environment.

The world when Shana Alexander was born

Shana Alexander was born in 1925. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1925

  • #1 song"Sweet Georgia Brown"
  • Top movieThe Gold Rush (Charlie Chaplin)
  • Best-selling bookThe Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentRed Grange signs with the Chicago Bears
  • Top headlineThe Scopes Trial captivates America
  • Technology milestoneTelevision demonstrated by John Logie Baird
  • Defining fadCharleston dance craze
  • Notable inventionMasking tape
  • World population1.98 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championPittsburgh Pirates (World Series)
  • U.S. population115.8M

1925 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Shana Alexander's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19252026
Gas$0.22$3.45/gal
Average home$5,900$435,000
Average income$3,600$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population115.8M341 million

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