A Woman to Know: Katharine Graham
To love what you do and feel that it matters — how could anything be more fun? — Katharine
Katharine Graham was publisher during The Washington Post's legendary golden era, a driving force behind dynamite journalistic investigations, a Washington legend and a Pulitzer Prize winner — and she was also the first woman elected to the Associated Press Board of Directors.
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Add to your reading list:
Katharine Graham: The Leadership Journey of an American Icon (Robin Gerber)
Personal History (Katharine Graham)
Read more:
A Publishing Power Broke Writes a Very Personal History (People)
Chapter One: Personal History (USA Today)
Graham's Courage Met the Test of The Pentagon Papers and Watergate (The Los Angeles Times)
Katharine Graham, the Heroine of The Washington Post (litkicks)
"One Life: Katharine Graham" Opens at the Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Magazine)
*Thank you to Arielle Retting for recommending Katharine as a woman to know! Arielle did many a book report on this wonderful woman, and we work together at The Post, and she's awesome aaaand you should follow her on Twitter.*
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