{"product_id":"an-unladylike-profession-american-women-war-correspondents-in-world-war-i-paperback-softback-9781640126794","title":"An Unladylike Profession; American Women War Correspondents in World War I (Paperback \/ softback) 9781640126794","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAn Unladylike Profession\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAmerican Women War Correspondents in World War I\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eChris Dubbs (Author), Judy Woodruff (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781640126794\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 December 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e336 pages, 28 photographs, 2 illustrations, 4 maps, 1 appendix, index\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"This slice of World War I history offers insights into American journalism as well as into the terrible conflict itself. . . . [Dubbs] writes with a sure hand, drawing from published articles, memoirs, diaries and letters. He skillfully presents each woman’s story in a linked series of riveting—sometimes heartbreaking—narratives. . . . Near the end of \u003ci\u003eAn Unladylike Profession\u003c\/i\u003e, Mr. Dubbs remarks on the reporter’s duty to report the truth no matter how uncomfortable it might be. The journalists profiled in this absorbing book lived up to that responsibility.\"—Melanie Kirkpatrick, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"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.\"—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"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, \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"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, \u003ci\u003eJournalism \u0026amp; Mass Communication Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAn Unladylike Profession\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Journalism\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"Chris Dubbs’s \u003ci\u003eAn Unladylike Profession\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\"—\u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAn Unladylike Profession\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eJournal of America's Military Past\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"By bringing together so many of these women in a single volume, \u003ci\u003eAn Unladylike Profession\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eArmy History\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAn Unladylike Profession\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\"—\u003ci\u003eStrategy Page\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“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 \u003ci\u003eOn the Battlefield of Memory: The First World War and American Remembrance, 1919–1941\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn eye-opening look at women’s war reporting, \u003ci\u003eAn Unladylike Profession\u003c\/i\u003e is a portrait of a sisterhood from the guns of August to the corridors of Versailles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eList of Illustrations \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Foreword by Judy Woodruff \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1. Mary Boyle O’\u003cbr\u003eReilly, First on the Scene \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2. Among the First Reporters \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Saturday Evening Post’\u003cbr\u003es Women’\u003cbr\u003es War \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4. Novelist Journalists \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5. Status of Women in Warring Countries \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6. As the War Dragged On \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 7. On Other Fronts \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 8. War and Revolution in Russia \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 9. Covering American Involvement \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 10. After the Fighting \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: Journalists mentioned in An Unladylike Profession \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A Note on Sources \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Index \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Potomac Books","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52633547833624,"sku":"9781640126794","price":19.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/an-unladylike-profession-american-women-war-correspondents-in-world-war-i-paperback-softback-9781640126794","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}