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Anne O'Hare McCormick

American journalist (1880-1954) · United States · On the map · Journalists · Died at 74

Anne O'Hare McCormick was an English-American journalist who worked as a foreign news correspondent for The New York Times. In an era where the field was almost exclusively "a man's world", she became the first woman to receive a Pulitzer Prize in a major journalism category, winning in 1937 for correspondence.

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1993Ohio Women's Hall of FameAward1954Died29 May 19541944Laetare MedalAward1941Siena MedalAward1937Pulitzer Prize for CorrespondenceAward1880Born16 May 1880

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Awards

Ohio Women's Hall of Fame1993
Laetare Medal1944
Siena Medal1941
Pulitzer Prize for Correspondence1937

About this person

In 1936, she became the first woman to be appointed to the editorial board of the Times, where she began a regular column on foreign policy in 1937.

Country
United States
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1880 to 1954 · aged 74