Women in Print Journalism By AGreenawalt Sep 1, 1887 Nellie Bly - Goes undercover in mental institution on Blackwell's Island Nov 1, 1902 Ida Tarbell publishes the first in a series of 19 stories called "The History of the Standard Oil Company" Sep 30, 1908 Karen Horner writes psychoanalysis Jan 1, 1936 Margaret Bourke-White - First female photojournalist for Life Magazine Sep 29, 1937 Barbara Tuchman works for The Nation Apr 21, 1951 Marguerite Higgins - Pulitzer Prize for Korean War coverage Nov 27, 1962 Rachel Carson - Silent Sprng Sep 29, 1963 Katherine Graham Takes over the Washington Post May 1, 1967 Doris Kearns Goodwin publishes "How to Dump Lyndon Johnson" Feb 1, 1972 Helen Thomas Only female journalist to travel with Nixon to China Only female journalist to travel with Nixon to China Apr 29, 2006 Dana Priest Wins Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting Jan 1, 2007 Stacy Pearsall- Second Time Earning Military Photographer of the Year Award Apr 1, 2012 Sara Ganim Wins Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting Sep 29, 2013 Nora Ephron Prize winner of 2013 went to Meera Menon Sep 29, 2014 Ida B. Wells help found NAACP in 1909
