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The Correspondents: Six Women Writers on the Front Lines of World War II
By Mackrell, Judith
- ISBN
- 9780385547666
- Publisher
- Doubleday
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Starred Review on October 1, 2021 | Social Sciences
In this rich and evocative history, journalist Mackrell (The Unfinished Palazzo) profiles six women who reported on World War II: Sigrid Schultz, Virginia Cowles, Martha Gellhorn, Helen Kirkpatrick, Lee Miller, and Clare Hollingworth (all white, all American, save for one Briton). Often denied official accreditation and hampered by sexist assumptions about their abilities to handle the rigors of the frontline, these women journalists were present at every stage of the war on the fronts in the Balkans, Greece, No...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
