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Women War Correspondents of World War II Lilya Wagner

Women War Correspondents of World War II By Lilya Wagner

Women War Correspondents of World War II by Lilya Wagner


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Summary

During World War II, women correspondents wanted to be a part of the dramatic and exhilarating scene of wartime conflict as much as their male colleagues.

Women War Correspondents of World War II Summary

Women War Correspondents of World War II by Lilya Wagner

During World War II, women correspondents wanted to be a part of the dramatic and exhilarating scene of wartime conflict as much as their male colleagues. They reported from the war scene because that was where the big story was. This study is an important part of the growing literature which deals with women in journalism. The women who were interviewed were asked about their experiences, including conditions under which they reported, the types of stories they wrote, and their accomplishments as journalists. Those studied were largely newspaper or wire service reporters who were at the front. A few others who wrote for magazines are included because of particularly interesting experiences or personalities. The obstacles that women correspondents faced are recounted here. For example, they found it difficult to get passports from the State Department and accreditation from the War Department. They faced antagonism from certain generals and sometimes bias and fear of competition from their male colleagues. On the other hand, many women discuss the help and support they received from men at the front. Women War Correspondents of World War II is an in-depth analysis of the life of the woman correspondent. The problems of censorship, a war fought on different fronts, and the dangers of then-modern warfare are recounted. Many women entered the field through newspaper jobs vacated by men who left for the front; they then worked their way into becoming war correspondents. For the most part they did not expect preferential treatment and avoided exceptional notice. According to their own accounts, they encountered problems unique to their sex, but were adept at handling the problems and were professional in their work.

About Lilya Wagner

LILYA WAGNER is Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska, where she also teaches courses in journalism and communications. She is the author of Peer Teaching (Greenwood Press, 1982).

Table of Contents

Introduction Ann Stringer Iris Carpenter Ruth Cowan Tania Long Daniell Kathleen McLaughlin Bonnie Wiley Lyn Crost Helen Kirkpatrick Catherine Coyne Alice-Leone Moats Sigrid Schultz Inez Robb Sonia Tomara Martha Gellhorn Shelley Mydans Mary Welsh Virginia Lee Warren Lael Laird Wertenbaker Other Women Who Achieved Signficance as War Correspondents in World War II Appendix A: List of Women Reporters for Newspapers During World War II Appendix B: List of Women with U.S. Wire Services During World War II Appendix C: List of Accredited U.S. Women Journalists During World War II Bibliography Index

Additional information

NPB9780313262876
9780313262876
031326287X
Women War Correspondents of World War II by Lilya Wagner
New
Hardback
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
1989-10-25
187
N/A
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