The female journalists of the World War II era highlighted here reported on and documented from the field, and pushed gender-defined barriers.

They fought for what they believed in, which was the right to report and expose the folly and brutality of war.

These women contributed to the historic record with their groundbreaking work and bravery as journalists, photographers, and correspondents during the world war and in some cases beyond. Above right, Ruth Baldwin Cowan’s WW II press credentials. See more about her later in this post. Read More→