Journalist

Annie Londonderry

A symbol of women’s growing independence at the turn of the twentieth century, Annie “Londonderry” Kopchovsky became the first woman cyclist to circle the globe in 1895.

http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/kopchovsky-annie

Dana Jacobson

Dana Jacobson has showed resilience in her career as a sportscaster, transitioning from television to radio while remaining a trusted female anchor in a male-dominated field.

http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/jacobson-dana

Linda Cohn

Linda Cohn broke barriers in 1981 when she became one of the first female sportscasters in America.

http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/cohn-linda

One of the most accomplished female sportscasters in history, Bonnie Bernstein combines her role as on-air journalist with her work behind the scenes as vice president of Campus Insiders, a leading media platform for college sports.

http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/bernstein-bonnie

Jane Eisner

In 2008 Jane Eisner became editor-in-chief of the Forward, making her the paper’s first female head in its 111-year history.

http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/eisner-jane

Emily Bazelon

From cyberbullying to abortion rights, reporter Emily Bazelon has tackled controversial legal issues for Slate and the New York Times Magazine.

http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/bazelon-emily

Jill Abramson

As the first female executive editor of the New York Times from 2011–2014, Jill Abramson fought to change the newspaper’s culture, mentoring female reporters, choosing female bureau chiefs and focusing more attention on stories about race and gender issues.

http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/abramson-jill

Sarah Koenig

Journalist Sarah Koenig rocketed to fame as executive producer of Serial, an ongoing podcast that uncovered new details in the “cold case” of a murdered girl.

http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/koenig-sarah

Geraldine Brooks

Geraldine Brooks had a stellar career as a foreign correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, but it was her 2005 novel March which won her the Pulitzer Prize.

http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/brooks-geraldine

Edith Flagg

Edith Flagg built a multi–million–dollar fashion empire through her innovative use of polyester.

http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/flagg-edith

Julie Heldman

Julie Heldman won 22 professional tennis titles in her stunning career.

http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/heldman-julie

Dara Torres

An athlete of remarkable endurance and drive, twelve-time Olympic medalist Dara Torres is the only American swimmer to have competed in five Olympics.

http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/torres-dara

Miriam Zoila Pérez

As the founder of Radical Doula, Miriam Zoila Perez created a network for birthing coaches to support people of all genders, races, and economic backgrounds through pregnancy, birth, miscarriage, and abortion.

http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/perez-miriam

Leandra Medine

Through her fashion blog, Man Repeller, Leandra Medine argued that fashion should be about what women find interesting and exciting to wear, not just attracting a man.

http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/medine-leandra

Joanna Eckstein

Joanna Eckstein widened the perspective of Seattle residents both with her travel writing and as a patron of the arts who supported individual artists and museums.

http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/eckstein-joanna

Lynn Sherr

Believing that the stories of strong women needed to be remembered and honored, reporter Lynn Sherr covered women’s issues as a journalist and brought the story of Susan B. Anthony to a new generation.

http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/sherr-lynn

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