Background
McLaughlin, Patricia was born on August 11, 1945 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of William Philip Junior and Mary Margaret (Harrington) McLaughlin.
McLaughlin, Patricia was born on August 11, 1945 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of William Philip Junior and Mary Margaret (Harrington) McLaughlin.
Student, Rosemont (Pennsylvania) College, 1963-1965; Bachelor in English Literature, Boston University, 1967; postgraduate Annenberg School, University of Pennsylvania, 1969-1970.
Junior editor, Vogue Magazine, New York City, 1967-1968; assistant to fashion editor, Philadelphia Bulletin, 1969-1970; associate editor, Pennsylvania Gazette, Philadelphia, 1971-1976; director publication, Reliance Insurance Company, Philadelphia, 1979-1984; freelance writer, Philadelphia, since 1970; style columnist, Philadelphia Inquirer Magazine, since 1983; writer of weekly style column syndicated to 250 newspapers, Universal Press Syndicate, since 1988; commentator Fresh Air program, Station WHYY FM, Philadelphia, 1989-1993; contributor, Collier's Yearbook, since 1989.
Member Philadelphia Green Advisory board. Active St. Francis Xavier Church Choir, since 1985. Member Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Eastern State Penitentiary Gardeners.