Great Women Reporters Author:John Jakes At first, women reporters were laughed at or ignored by the public and their fellow newsmen. But eventually the perseverance and talents of a few opened the doors for the thousands of women who today work in journalism. — Women journalists Introduction. -- Jane Grey Swisshelm. -- Elizabeth Cochrane. -- Winifred Black. -- Nixola Greeley-Smit... more »h. -- Rheta Childe Dorr. -- Irene Kuhn. -- Dorothy Thompson. -- Dorothy Kilgallen. -- Adela Rogers St. Johns. -- Marguerite Higgins.« less