The Newswomen's Club of New York

Established in 1922, The Newswomen’s Club of New York is the only professional organization exclusively for women journalists in the New York metropolitan area. Our membership includes women who work in newspapers, magazines, radio, television, photography and new media. As the news industry undergoes rapid change, we strive to uphold the values that are the hallmarks of good journalism, maintaining the public trust.

The club’s signature event is the annual Front Page Awards, which honor journalistic excellence by newswomen.. Established in 1937-38, the Front Page Awards are among the most prestigious in journalism and are unique in focusing on the contributions of women journalists. The Newswomen’s Club of New York also holds an annual Spring Photography Auction that showcases the work of some of the best photojournalists in the news business. Proceeds are used to support the club’s educational programs. The club hosts other events throughout the year, with a focus on supporting the work of women journalists, professional development and networking.  

Video: How a group of fearless women reporters started the club in the early 1920s.

The Anne O’Hare McCormick Memorial Fund

A 501(c)(3) tax-exempt foundation, set up by Newswomen’s Club members Emma Bugbee, Martha Coman, Loretta King, Mary Margaret McBride and Kathleen McLaughlin to honor Anne O’Hare McCormick (The New York Times) after her death in 1954, the fund grants scholarships to outstanding women students at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.

Anne O’Hare McCormick gained prominence while reporting from Europe in the 1930s. She chronicled Adolf Hitler’s rise to power and interviewed many of the power brokers and leaders of that era. In 1937, she became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for foreign correspondence. She served as a vice president of the Newswomen’s Club for several years, and she was the first woman to serve on The New York Times editorial board.

The McCormick Fund’s Joan O’Sullivan Scholarship was created in 2008 through a gift from former Newswomen’s Club President Rosalind Massow. Joan O’Sullivan was a columnist and editor for King Features Syndicate and served for many years as president of the McCormick Fund as well as President of the Newswomen's Club of New York and chairperson of the Front Page Awards.

The McCormick Fund has given more than $300,000 in scholarships. It is generously supported by The Newswomen’s Club of New York,  Thomson Reuters, and for many years, the New York Times Company Foundation, as well as by individual donors. Tax-deductible contributions can be sent to: Anne O’Hare McCormick Memorial Fund, Inc., The Newswomen’s Club of New York, 15 Gramercy Park South, New York, N.Y. 10003, Attention Jan Paschal.