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Martha Ellis Gellhorn (8 November 1908 – 15 February 1998) was an American novelist, travel writer, and journalist who is considered one of the great war correspondents of the 20th century. [2] [3] Gellhorn reported on virtually every major world conflict that took place during her 60-year career.
Feb 17, 1998 · Martha Ellis Gellhorn, who as one of the first female war correspondents covered a dozen major conflicts in a writing career spanning more than six decades, died on Sunday at her home in...
May 10, 2024 · Martha Gellhorn (born November 8, 1908, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.—died February 15, 1998, London, England) was an American journalist and novelist who, as one of the first female war correspondents, candidly described ordinary people in times of unrest.
Martha Gellhorn was a novelist, travel writer, journalist, and a pioneering war correspondent who covered most of the major conflicts of the 20th century. She was the third wife of author...
3 days ago · Journalist Martha Gellhorn vacations in Sun Valley, Idaho, on Nov. 26, 1941. (E.L. Chapin/AP Photo) As a female war correspondent, Martha Gellhorn was not allowed to accompany the Allied invasion ...
As one of the first female wartime correspondents, Martha Gellhorn witnessed and covered many pivotal moments of World War II and the rest of the twentieth century. March 9, 2022. While it may be commonplace to see female journalists in war zones today, it was not quite as common more than 80 years ago.
Sep 18, 2019 · By Sam Knight. September 18, 2019. The writer Martha Gellhorn, who reported on the Spanish Civil War for The New Yorker, and from the beaches of D Day in a nurse’s uniform. Photograph from AP...
Oct 6, 2003 · Best known as the third wife of Ernest Hemingway, Gellhorn was also a pioneer in journalism, telling the story of war in a unique and personal way. NPR's Susan Stamberg reports on a new biography...
Jul 2, 2021 · Pioneering war reporter Martha Gellhorn has been honoured with a plaque at her former home in Monmouthshire. Ms Gellhorn, who died in 1998, covered 12 conflicts in a career spanning six decades.
Jan 3, 1999 · By the general agreement of her peers, Martha Gellhorn was the premier war correspondent of the 20th century, a century that is for war correspondence what the 17th was for sacred music.
