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Betty Wason
Betty Wason (1912-2001) was an American author and broadcast journalist. She was a pioneer, with such others as Mary Marvin Breckinridge and Sigrid Schultz, of female journalism in...view moreBetty Wason (1912-2001) was an American author and broadcast journalist. She was a pioneer, with such others as Mary Marvin Breckinridge and Sigrid Schultz, of female journalism in the United States.
She was born Elizabeth Wason on March 6, 1912 in Delphi, Indiana, the daughter of judge James Paddock Wason, who was appointed to the 39th Indiana Circuit Court in 1906, and Susan Una Edson Wason. Wason studied classical violin and painting, and graduated from Purdue University in 1933 with a B.S. in Home Economics.
During World War II she became a CBS correspondent in Europe. After war end, she turned her wartime work as a correspondent into a long career in broadcasting and writing. She worked as women’s editor at Voice of America, and as an editor at McCall’s and Woman’s Home Companion. She was also editor at General Foods Kitchen and food publicist for a number of wine and food firms in New York City.
A prolific author, Wason published numerous books, including Dinners That Wait, Cooking Without Cans, and Miracle in Hellas: The Greeks Fight On.
She died on February 13, 2001, aged 88.view less