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Published: 12/13/10

Goodbye, Brenda Starr: A Role Model to Girl Reporters Everywhere

By  Suzi Parker - Politics Daily
Goodbye, Brenda Starr: A Role Model to Girl Reporters Everywhere

Brenda Starr -- the original girl reporter -- has lived the life. Glamorous and brave, Starr, with her flowing red hair, basked in an adventurous career and passionate romances long before graphic novels came on the scene. But after 70 years, the original girl reporter is stashing her notebook in the desk and writing "--30--" at the end of her story. The Brenda Starr comic strip is retiring in January, and popular culture will be without a fictional journalism ambassador. Countless female journalists have named Starr as a guiding muse and role model in their careers, myself included. And ...

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