Beverly Wettenstein (b. - 2019)

EDITORS NOTE: Beverly Wettenstein passed away on April 5, 2019. She was a force for women and we were proud she was part of our WMC community and a member of WMC SheSource.

A New York City-based journalist, national public speaker, media critic and women’s historian, Beverly Wettenstein monitored daily the news coverage of women – or lack thereof. She was the founder of the first annual “2006 Women and Major Magazines Cover Stories Monitor” in which she reviewed every issue of Business Week, Forbes, Fortune, Newsweek and Time in 2006.

She was also the founder of the “Women in History and Making History Today – 365-Days-A-Year Database.” The message in her writing and speeches was “Celebrate Women Every Day!” She was the author of “A WOMAN’S BOOK OF DAYS,” the daily chronicle of “Female Firsts,” Fun Facts, and hundreds of popular and unknown women’s achievements .

In her national speaking platform, “A Woman’s Place in the 21st Century,” Wettenstein bridged the generations with humor and history to tie-in with the top news stories. Her Letters to the Editor and Op-eds have been published in the Chicago Tribune, New York News, New York Times, TV Guide and Vanity Fair. She has been featured on CNN, WNYC-TV, WPIX-TV, AP, USA TODAY and New York Post.

A keen observer of pop culture, Wettenstein also created the “Celebrity Weddings and Love Stories – 365-Days-A-Year Database.”

Wettenstein served as a Public Affairs executive with American Express, Citicorp and the Federal Home Loan Bank. Worldwide assignments took her to Europe, the Middle East, and, as Public Information Officer with Semester at Sea, around the world. As Special Contributor, she created and wrote the “HerStory” column in the Dallas Morning News, and received the EMMA, Exceptional Merit Media Award.

She was honored for her service to women. As a volunteer, she conceived and developed the NYC bus route sign program and spearheaded the NY York Race for the Cure. Wettenstein donated her Glamour Award to invite students to the Matrix Awards. She also established libraries for girls in housing projects and community centers.

Wettenstein earned her B.S. in Journalism at Temple University School of Business Administration.

The Women's Media Center Beverly Wettenstein History Lecture Series