
An Unladylike Profession
American Women War Correspondents in World War I
By: Chris Dubbs, Judy Woodruff (Foreword by)
Hardcover | 1 January 2020
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When World War I began, war reporting was a thoroughly masculine bastion of journalism. But that did not stop dozens of women reporters from stepping into the breach, defying gender norms and official restrictions to establish roles for themselves - and to write new kinds of narratives about women and war.
Chris Dubbs tells the fascinating stories of Edith Wharton, Nellie Bly, and more than thirty other American women who worked as war reporters. As Dubbs shows, stories by these journalists brought in women from the periphery of war and made them active participants - fully engaged and equally heroic, if bearing different burdens and making different sacrifices. Women journalists traveled from belligerent capitals to the front lines to report on the conflict. But their experiences also brought them into contact with social transformations, political unrest, labor conditions, campaigns for women's rights, and the rise of revolutionary socialism.
An eye-opening look at women's war reporting, An Unladylike Profession is a portrait of a sisterhood from the guns of August to the corridors of Versailles.
About the Author
Chris Dubbs is a military historian living in Edinboro, Pennsylvania, and has worked as a newspaper journalist, editor, and publisher. He is the author of numerous books, including American Journalists in the Great War: Rewriting the Rules of Reporting (Nebraska, 2017) and America's U-Boats: Terror Trophies of World War I (Nebraska, 2014).
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Industry Reviews
"Readers will be inspired by the nearly unimaginable obstacles these journalists overcame to perform their jobs with flair. A welcome history suitable for World War I aficionados and budding journalists."-Kirkus Reviews, starred
"Chris Dubbs's An Unladylike Profession jumps into the trenches with the women reporters of World War I-groundbreaking journalists who explained the war to readers in the US, and who shared stories from the war's brutal aftermath."-Foreword Reviews
"By bringing together so many of these women in a single volume, An Unladylike Profession frames them not as isolated individuals or well-meaning amateurs, but as a small but vocal cohort of dedicated professionals who challenged society's expectations for what any reporter-male or female-could accomplish."-Shannon Granville, Army History
"This book makes an important contribution to our understanding of the Great War's impact on the role of female war reporters, the obstacles they faced, and the hurdles they overcame. It serves as a reminder that audiences depend on ingenious, courageous, and, most importantly, truth-seeking war correspondents who provide eyewitness accounts of conflicts and crises."-Elisabeth Fondren, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly
"Dubbs . . . delivers a rousing narrative of adventurous women, passionate about their careers, who broke free from oppressive gender norms to accomplish their goals. Hand this book to World War I aficionados and casual history buffs."-Michelle Ross, Booklist
"An Unladylike Profession is much more than a collection of stories about some very intrepid, determined women. It offers a glimpse into the many depths and dimensions of the first global conflict in human history. . . . This reviewer recommends the book for anyone interested in women's history, the history of journalism, and a unique approach to the history of World War I."-Ann Todd, Journal of America's Military Past
"An Unladylike Profession contributes to a growing trend in the field of journalism history, as well as in the broader public discourse, to include the lived experiences and the work of women on an equal footing with that of their male peers."-Natascha Toft Roelsgaard, American Journalism
"An Unladylike Profession is an excellent read not only for those interested in women as war correspondents, but because of how those journalists brought unique perspectives to the reporting of the war."-Strategy Page
"Dubbs tells his story with an unerring eye for unforgettable anecdotes and dramatic situations, nicely balanced by careful attention to historical background. He is a master at distilling complex historical information into readable and intelligent works for an audience of academics and non-academics alike."-Steven Trout, author of On the Battlefield of Memory: The First World War and American Remembrance, 1919-1941
ISBN: 9781640123069
ISBN-10: 1640123067
Published: 1st January 2020
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number of Pages: 336
Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publisher: Potomac Books Inc
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (cm): 23.5 x 16 x 4
Weight (kg): 0.68
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