Irene Corbally Kuhn (15 January 1898 – 30 December 1995) was a journalist and author, whose career spanned seven decades in five continents. She became famous in the 1920s and '30s by working as a reporter for many newspapers in the United States and China. Mrs. Kuhn was a woman of many "firsts", among others, she was the first woman to broadcast from the Orient and the first individual to broadcast from a US Navy vessel. In addition to countless columns for numerous newspapers, she also wrote a memoir, a documentary and a screen-play.

Awards

* 1977:

Front Page Award The Front Page Award is an award given by the Newswomen's Club of New York to honor journalistic achievement by women.Newswomen's Club of New YorkThe Front Page Awards, Retrieved August 3, 2015, "...One of the Most Prestigious Awards in Journalism. ...

for best magazine feature article

Publications

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References

External links

Irene Kuhn Papers
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American Heritage Center The American Heritage Center is the University of Wyoming's repository of manuscripts, rare books, and the university archives. Its collections focus on Wyoming and the Rocky Mountain West (including politics, settlement, Native Americans, and W ...

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AHC digital collections

Blog entries about Kuhn
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AHC blogs
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kuhn, Irene C 1898 births 1995 deaths American journalists American women journalists American columnists American women columnists 20th-century American women 20th-century American people Burials at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery (Concord, Massachusetts)