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#WomensHistoryMonth 2023 is coming to a close. I hope you enjoyed my daily tweets about #WomenWarReporters in the #FirstWorldWar as much as I did. You can re-read the short biographies in the thread below. Stay tuned for more research on fascinating women journalists during #WWI!
Andrée Viollis (1870-1950), France
Marylie Markovitch (1866-1926), France
Colette (1873-1954), France
Avis Waterman (born ca. 1880), America/England
Mary Frances Billington (1862-1925), England
Dorothy Lawrence (ca. 1896-1964), England
Annie Christitch (1885-1977), Serbia/Ireland/England
Louise Mack (1870-1935), Australia/England
Noëlle Roger (1874-1953) , Switzerland/France
Carmen de Burgos (1867-1932), Spain
Sofía Casanova (1861-1958), Spain
Annie Åkerhielm (1869-1956), Sweden
Kitty Wentzel (1868-1961), Norway
Stefania Türr (1885-1940), Italy
Flavia Steno (1877-1946), Italy
Matilde Serao (1856-1927), Italy
Wanda Zembrzuska (1889-1945), Bulgaria
Thea von Puttkamer (1882-1952), Germany
Alice Schalek (1874-1956), Austria
Margit Vészi (1885-1961), Hungary
Nellie Bly (1864-1922), United States
Mary Boyle O’Reilly (1873-1939), United States
Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876-1958), United States
Louise Bryant (1885-1936), United States
Inez Milholland Boissevain (1886-1916), United States
Alice Rohe (1876-1957), United States
Eleanor Franklin Egan (1879-1925), United States
Peggy Hull (1889-1967), United States
Harriet Chalmers Adams (1875-1937), United States
Helen Johns Kirtland (1890-1979), United States
You can also find all short biographies of #WomenWarReporters in the #FirstWorldWar in a new blog post on my website.

#mediahistory #communicationhistory #WomensHistory

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Dr. Stephanie Seul @stephanie_seul@mastodon.social Profile picture
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Helen Johns Kirtland (1890-1979) was a photojournalist working for Leslie’s Illustrated Weekly. During the #FirstWorldWar she photographed in France, Belgium and Italy, showing particular concern to document women’s war work ... /1
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