Phyllis Davies
Phyllis Davies (14 January 1909 – 21 February 1997) was one of the first British women war correspondents, as well as the first woman to report crime on Fleet Street. She joined the Daily Mail in 1929, and in May 1945, was the only woman with the North Atlantic Fleet, which took the surrender of 8 German U-boats.[1]
Davies was a founding member and the original vice-chair of The Women's Press Club.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Fruish, Alisair (21 February 1997). "Decoy for the "Halifax Slasher"". The Guardian.
- ^ Kent, Sylvia (2009). The Woman Writer: The History of the Society of Women Writers and Journalists. The History Press. ISBN 978-0752451596.
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