Erma Bombeck wrote about being a mother, wife, journalist, and woman for 30 years. During the course of her career, she published more than four thousand syndicated columns in 900 papers nationwide, wrote 15 best-selling books, and became on of the world's most beloved humorist columns.
As her children reached school age, Erma spent months talking to the editor of a local paper, hawking the idea of producing a daily humor column. The editor of the paper was not thrilled with the idea of a homemaker column written from the perspective of a 37-year old unemployed journalist, but agreed anyway. "At Wit's End," debuted in the "Kettering-Oakwood Times" in 1964. Erma was paid $3 for each column and found a huge following in housewives around Ohio. As news of the humorous column spread, "At Wit's End" became a nationally syndicated column in 1965, running twice weekly in some 500 newspapers. In 1971, Erma and family and moved to Paradise Valley, Arizona.
What a shining example for everyone with a passion and motivation.
Thank You Kathy ;)
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