The Woman War Correspondent, the U.S. Military, and the Press

This study analyzes the experience of female war correspondents from the Mexican-American War through World War II. It examines the construction of the concept of a "woman war correspondent" and the ways in which the press and the military both promoted and prevented their access to war.

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: "A Womanly View of War," 1846-1910
Chapter 3: "Conditions of Acceptance," 1911-1939
Chapter 4: "To Play Men's Rules," 1940-1942
Chapter 5: "Women's Stuff and the Little Stories," 1942-1943
Chapter 6: "As Epitomes of All the Rest," 1943-1944
Chapter 7: "A Matter of Special Facility," 1944
Chapter 8: "Outstanding and Conspicuous Service," 1945
Chapter 9: "Persona Non Grata," 1945 and Beyond
Appendix 1: American Women War Correspondents during World War I
Appendix 2: American Women War Correspondents during World War II