![]() Hick jumped to the Minneapolis Tribune in 1917, where she would later cover University of Minnesota football for several seasons, then joined The Associated Press in New York. Citing Hick's unpublished autobiography, Beasley also notes the reporter's claim that she once "provoked the ire of the grande dames of the Schlitz brewery family." Journalism scholar Maurine Beasley reports that Hick proved her mettle as a news reporter to the Sentinel city editor by volunteering for night assignments. Hick joined the Milwaukee Sentinel as society editor circa 1915, the only job open to women at most newspapers then. ![]() Later, she amused or revenged herself by using the byline Lorena Lawrence for some articles. ![]() She attended Lawrence University in Appleton two different times, but felt out of place and left. Kind relatives helped her get through high school. ![]()
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