Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Helen Thomas
- Why was she important?
- She worked in
the White
House
Press room.
- Helen was known for asking the
presidents tough questions
and for unveiling lots of
secret information.
- She helped to bring
the Watergate
Scandal into the
public eye.
- Awards and Important Milestones
- She worked in the
White House Press
Room during 10
presidencies.
Almost 60 years!
- Her hard work and
dedication to
equal women's rights
allowed her to help
women to gain
admittance to the
National Press Club.
- There is now an award named the Helen Thomas Lifetime Achievement Award
- She was the first
woman to be the
president of the
White House
Correspondents'
Association.
- The World Almanac named her one of the "25
Most Influential Women in America" in 1976
- Qoutes
- "Helen was a true
pioneer, opening doors
and breaking down
barriers for generations
of women in
journalism." -President
Obama
- "It's time for
women to make
their voices heard."
-Helen Thomas
- "I don't think a
tough question is
disrespectful."
-Helen Thomas
- "We don't go
into journalism
to be popular. It
is our job
to seek the
truth and put
constant
pressure on our
leaders until we
get answers."
-Helen Thomas
- Background
- She was born on August 4,1920 in
Winchester, Kentucky.
- Her parents were immigrants from Lebanon.
- She went to school to study journalism at Wayne State University.
- Sullivan, Patricia. "Helen Thomas Dies at 92." The Washington Post. N.p., 20 July 2013. Web. 15
Sept. 2015.