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Marvel Cooke

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First African American woman to work at a mainstream white-owned newspaper (1903-2000)

United StatesJournalistsLived 1903 to 2000 · aged 97
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Marvel Jackson Cooke was a pioneering American journalist, writer, and civil rights activist. She was the first African-American woman to work at a mainstream white-owned newspaper.

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Country
United States
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1903 to 2000 · aged 97
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7 languages

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