Pat Carbine

 

Pat Carbine
Born	January 31, 1931 (age 94) Villanova, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater	Rosemont College (B.A.)
Occupation	Magazine editor
Known for	Co-founder of Ms.

Patricia Theresa Carbine (born January 31, 1931) is an American feminist and magazine editor. She was executive editor of Look, which was the highest position held by a woman at a general interest magazine, and the vice president and editor-in-chief of McCall's. She was one of the founders of Ms. magazine and served as one of the first publishers and the first editor-in-chief.

Early life

Carbine was born on January 31, 1931, in Villanova, Pennsylvania.She attended Mater Misericordiae Academy between 1936 and 1948. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Rosemont College in 1952.

source: Wikipedia

I met Pat in 2023 while I was at a ceremony at our common high school Alma Mater. I was being recognized on stage and she was sitting in the audience. The principal introduced her to the crowed auditorium and she stood up and waved to us.  I had never heard of her.

But, apparently, as she was climbing the ladder of pushing for women and equity, journalists would contact our high school and ask questions about Pat.  Apparently, the administration claimed that she never attended our school.  Apparently she was an open lesbian. Apparently, her stand on abortion was offensive for this Catholic girls' high school. So they just pretended that they didn't know her. But today, on the day of her 75th year since she graduated, she was finally recognized.