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Italy. and Greece to obtain information for a series on the worlds first attempt at organized migration. This series was later published in a booklet called "Peoples on the Move." by the Intergovernmental Committee on European Migration. By her work and writings in the field of migration. she has become a widely acclaimed and acknowledged authority on the subject of migration and refugees. As a representative of the Defense Advisory Committee for Women in the Services. to which she was appointed by former Secretary of Defense Neil McElroy. she interviewed women in the military services overseas and authored a series entitled "The Miss Behind the Missile." Her tenure as president of the Womens National Press Club in 195152 is regarded as one of the most productive in the history of that organization. In connection with her activities in that organization. she has been the editor of two cookbooks published by the club. "Who Says We Cant Cook?" and "Second Helping." Before Jo made the scene in Washington with the Monitor. she was a member of the city staff of the Monitor in Boston. copy editor in the foreign department. and wrote a weekly column called "The World.