Deuell, Peggy Hull, 1890-1967

Ms. Deuell was the first accredited woman war correspondent. She was with Gen. Pershing in the Mexican Border War in 1916, she covered World War I in France, the American Army or Occupation in Siberia after World War I, and World War II in the Pacific. Some of the newspapers she wrote for were: The El Paso Morning Times, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, and The Shanghai Daily News. She was among the organizers of the Overseas Press Club of America.

From the guide to the Peggy Hull Deuell papers, 1910-1966, (University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kansas Collection)