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It\u2019s no secret that hundreds of women have shaped The Cavalier Daily throughout its 127-year history.<\/span><\/p>\n

It hasn\u2019t always been smooth sailing. The University did not co-educate until 1970. And some male students were skeptical when the first women enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences (see below).<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Women<\/a><\/p>\n

Still, the CD quickly became a place where women worked to affect change \u2014 both within the paper and across Grounds.<\/span><\/p>\n

As Women\u2019s History Month comes to a close, here are three Cavalier Daily alumnae who left the organization and the school better than they found it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Holly Smith (Class of 1972)<\/b><\/p>\n

Smith was part of the first class of undergraduate women at the University of Virginia. And she showed up ready to get to work.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI arrived in Charlottesville in September of 1970 ready to do battle in the cause of making sure that women were given equal treatment at the University,\u201d Smith said in an <\/span>interview with Virginia Magazine<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Smith decided to join The Cavalier Daily\u2019s staff and use the paper as a platform to highlight gender divides on Grounds. She tackled issues ranging from health care access to women\u2019s athletics, according to the magazine profile.<\/span><\/p>\n

Smith took particular aim at equity on the Lawn, looking into whether the University\u2019s axial space would open up rooms to female applicants. For one story, she posed inside room 48 East in a bathrobe.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Women<\/a><\/p>\n

Marjorie Leedy (Class of 1977)<\/b><\/p>\n

Leedy was the first female editor-in-chief of The Cavalier Daily. She was elected to the role as a third-year student <\/span>in 1976<\/span><\/a> after serving as news editor.<\/span><\/p>\n

There were already a number of women on staff by the time Leedy joined. Mary Love, the first woman to serve on the managing board, was elected business manager in 1973.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe women in editor positions at the time tried hard to be mentors and to encourage other women to succeed,\u201d Leedy said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Leedy\u2019s election generated conversation, but she said a lot of the buzz had to do with newsroom politics and other standard fare.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think the staff was excited about electing a woman, but the overall feeling was more one of relief that the CD was able to keep both me and Scott Weisenberger, the other News Editor, who ran against me,\u201d Leedy said.<\/span><\/p>\n

During her term, Leedy and her team fought to maintain the paper\u2019s independence from the administration. <\/span><\/p>\n

At the time, University President Frank Hereford and the Board of Visitors were trying to exert control over the paper. They formed a Media Board and attempted editorial oversight in the wake of a series of investigative pieces.<\/span><\/p>\n

Leedy decided it was time to lay the groundwork for an independent Cavalier Daily.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe realized\u2026 that the CD ultimately would be best being as independent as possible of the University \u2014 in the best of all possible worlds paying for Newcomb Hall space, for instance \u2014 and we began the process of figuring out how to get there,\u201d Leedy said. \u201c…I’d like to think that the CD today is in a place in which it can no longer be threatened like that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The paper became independent of the University in 1979.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lianne Provenzano (Class of 2017)<\/b><\/p>\n

Provenzano was first elected to the Cavalier Daily\u2019s managing board as a first-year student. She went on to serve three full terms on the paper\u2019s leadership team — including the first all-female managing board, which <\/span>was elected in 2015<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Provenzano started out as a member of the production team. When she first arrived at U.Va., the design staff was still primarily focused on putting out the print edition of the paper.<\/span><\/p>\n

That changed throughout the course of Provenzano\u2019s time at The Cavalier Daily.<\/span><\/p>\n

In her two terms as operations editor, she helped incorporate online graphics into the paper\u2019s nightly routine. And as chief financial officer, she worked with the paper\u2019s business manager to bump up digital ad sales.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe began focusing more on\u2026 sponsored content and other methods of increasing revenue that did not rely on the print paper,\u201d Provenzano said.<\/span><\/p>\n

She was also part of the team that completely eliminated the paper\u2019s debts, negotiated a new printing contract and arranged a five-year lease for space in Newcomb Hall, ensuring financial independence in a digital-first news environment.<\/span><\/p>\n

Working with the first all-female managing board was a unique part of her experience, Provenzano said.<\/span>
\n\u201cThere was a different kind of closeness among the group that allowed us to work well together,\u201d Provenzano said.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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