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24 de jun. de 2013 · This film -- supported in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities -- profiles three women journalists who covered World War II at a time when women...
10 de abr. de 2011 · Follows reporters Ruth Cowan, Martha Gellhorn, and Dickey Chapelle as they circumvent restrictions and prohibitions placed on female reporters by U.S. government during WWII and push their reporting to focus on the human cost of war.
When American female reporters fought and won access to cover the war, there was another battle to fight: Women would be banned from the frontlines, prevented from covering Front Page stories, and assigned “woman’s angle” stories.
“No Job For a Woman”: The Women Who Fought to Report WWII tells this story through the lives and work of wire service reporter Ruth Cowan, magazine reporter Martha Gellhorn, and war photographer Dickey Chapelle.
These three tenacious war correspondents forged their now legendary reputations during the war-when battlefields were considered no place for a woman. Media Details Runtime: 1 hours 5 minutes 5 seconds
When World War II broke out, reporter Martha Gellhorn was so determined to get to the frontlines that she left husband Ernest Hemingway, never to be reunited. Ruth Cowan’s reporting was hampered by a bureau chief who refused to talk to her.
Before World War II, war reporting was considered NO JOB FOR A WOMAN. Fighting and winning access to cover the war wasn't the only battle for the women reporters as they were banned from the front lines, prevented from covering front page stories, and assigned “woman’s angle” stories.
