Greenfield, Meg

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Dates:
Birth 1930-12-27
Death 1999-05-13

Biographical notes:

Editor and journalist. Full name: Mary Ellen Greenfield. Born 1930; died 1999.

From the description of Meg Greenfield papers, 1890-1999 (bulk 1952-1999). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71132910

Biographical Note

1930, Dec. 27 Born Mary Ellen Greenfield, Seattle, Wash. 1952 B. A., Smith College, Northampton, Mass. 1952 1953 Fulbright scholar, Newnham College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England 1956 Director of research, New York state headquarters, Adlai E. Stevenson presidential campaign 1957 1968 Researcher (1957-1960), Washington correspondent (1961-1965), and Washington editor and bureau chief (1965-1968), Reporter magazine 1968 Employed briefly by Harper's Magazine 1968 1999 Editorial writer (1968-1970), deputy editor (1970-1979), and editor (1979-1999) of the editorial page, Washington Post 1974 1999 Columnist, Newsweek 1978 Awarded Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing 1999, May 13 Died, Washington, D.C. 2001 Posthumous publication of Washington. New York: Public Affairs

From the guide to the Meg Greenfield Papers, 1890-1999, (bulk 1952-1999), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Subjects:

  • American newspapers
  • American newspapers
  • American periodicals
  • Civil rights
  • Editorials
  • Journalism
  • Journalism
  • Journalism
  • Trials (Murder)
  • Trials (Murder)
  • Political culture
  • Political culture
  • Political planning
  • Politicians
  • Politicians
  • Presidents
  • Presidents
  • Public Policy
  • Pulitzer Prizes
  • Science and state
  • Science and state
  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975

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  • Editors
  • Journalists

Places:

  • Washington (D.C.) (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Rome (Italy) (as recorded)
  • Washington (D.C.) (as recorded)
  • New York (State) (as recorded)
  • Illinois--Cook County (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • New York (State) (as recorded)
  • Rome (Italy) (as recorded)

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