Two authors will talk about the breath-taking challenges endured on the battlefield by female war correspondents during the Vietnam War at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11.
Elizabeth Becker, award-winning author of “You Don’t Belong Here: How Three Women Rewrote the Story of War,” shines a light on the truth of war through the eyes of three women correspondents in Vietnam. Becker herself was a war correspondent for The Washington Post and one of the only reporters to interview Pol Pot, the genocidal leader of Cambodia. She has won numerous awards, including an Overseas Press Club citation and a Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for team coverage of 9/11.
Lorissa Rinehart, author of “First to the Front, The Untold Story of Dickey Chapelle, Trailblazing Female War Correspondent,” uncovers the incredible story of Chappelle, who endured harrowing challenges in Vietnam and became the first female journalist killed in combat. In 1962, Chapelle took one of the first photographs published of an American soldier in combat in Vietnam, and won the George Polk Memorial Award for courageous coverage.
The event is free for Club members and $15 for nonmembers. Reservations are required. You must log into the Club website to get free admission.
The event, sponsored by the Club’s History and Heritage Team, will be moderated by team member Claire Swift, award-winning broadcast journalist, executive chair of the American News Women’s Club, and associate editor of American Heritage Magazine.
