Phyllis Deakin

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Phyllis Deakin (1899–1997) was born in Sheffield. She was the first woman journalist with The Times. During the second World War she was one of the first six British accredited women war correspondents,[1] along with Phyllis Davies and C. W. Shepherd.[2]

In 1943 she initiated the Women's Press Club and was its first Chair.

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  1. ^ "Women's Library Archives National Life Story Collection: Fawcett Collection Reference GB 106 8NLS". Fawcett Society British Library National Sound Archive National Life Story Collection.
  2. ^ Shepherd, C. W. (1947). Let's Walk Down Fleet Street. G. G. Swan.