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Midge Sherwood
Midge Sherwood, author and historian, grew up in Ironton, Ohio and graduated from the Journalism School of the University of Missouri. Inspired by a student interview with Amelia E...view moreMidge Sherwood, author and historian, grew up in Ironton, Ohio and graduated from the Journalism School of the University of Missouri. Inspired by a student interview with Amelia Earhart, she moved to Los Angeles and entered the field of aviation journalism. As the public relations director of Western Air Lines, she was the only woman in the nation to hold such a position. After marriage to the late Jack E. Sherwood, she turned to history and in 1973 enrolled as a research scholar at the Huntington Library. She has received many honors for her books and articles on the American frontier West.view less