Pioneering Female Foreign Correspondents Obtain 20th Century Pulitzer Prizes

This volume presents biographical information and award-winning works by American women journalists earning the coveted Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting. It took about two decades after the establishment of the awards that the first female was decorated with this honor. Based on the jury reports of the prize-giving committees, it is documented in this book how the discussions within the judges went until decisions about winners were reached.