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[[File:dorothythompson.png|200px|thumb|left|Dorothy Thompson]]

==Country==

United States

==Birth - Death==

1893 - 1961

==Occupation==

Journalist

==Description==

Noted for her coverage and criticism of Nazi Germany, where she was expelled. Later, Journalist for the New York Tribune.  Had an affair with [[Christa Winsloe]] when in Germany, though she later had several heterosexual marriages.  In 1939 was recognized by Time magazine as the second most influential woman in America next to [[Eleanor Roosevelt]].  One of the few women news commentators on radio during the 1930s. Often considered as the “First Lady of American Journalism.”

==Further Reading/Research==

* http://www.biography.com/people/dorothy-thompson-9506148
* http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAthompsonD.htm