Presented here are female journalists of the World War II era presented here reported and documented from the field, and pushed gender-defined barriers.

They had to fight for  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→