Christine Sadler (1902–1983), born in

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, was an American writer, journalist, and magazine editor.

Biography

Christine Sadler received her undergraduate degree from Peabody College (now an affiliate of

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) and her master's degree in journalism from

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in 1937. Originally a journalist for the ''

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'' (1930–1936), she was a reporter, national news bureau staffer and Sunday Editor for

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from 1937 until 1946. She was president of the

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early in her career in Washington. Sadler was the first woman to cover a national political convention for the ''Washington Post''. She was appointed and served as a charter member of The

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from 1956 through 1959. While continuing to write for the ''Post'' on a

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basis for many years, Sadler became Washington, D.C. editor of ''

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'' magazine in 1944 until her retirement from that position in 1971. Sadler covered the

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for both the ''Post'' and ''McCall's'', and authored two books,
America's First Ladies
' and

'. She was survived in death by her husband, Richard L. Coe, theater critic

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for the ''Post''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Sadler, Christine 1902 births 1983 deaths People from Putnam County, Tennessee Vanderbilt University alumni Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism alumni American reporters and correspondents Journalists from Tennessee The Washington Post people The Washington Post journalists Writers from Tennessee 20th-century American non-fiction writers 20th-century American journalists