Irene Corbally Kuhn (15 January 1898 – 30 December 1995) was a journalist and author, whose career spanned seven decades in five continents. She became famous in the 1920s and '30s by working as a reporter for many newspapers in the United States and China. Mrs. Kuhn was a woman of many "firsts", among others, she was the first woman to broadcast from the Orient and the first individual to broadcast from a US Navy vessel. In addition to countless columns for numerous newspapers, she also wrote a memoir, a documentary and a screen-play.

Awards

* 1977: Front Page Award for best magazine feature article

Publications

* With

References

External Links

Irene Kuhn Papers
at the University of Wyoming - American Heritage Center
Select Digital Collection of Irene Kuhn Papers

AHC digital collections

Blog entries about Kuhn
at th
AHC blog
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kuhn, Irene C 1898 births 1995 deaths American journalists American women journalists American columnists American women columnists 20th-century American women 20th-century American people