You don't belong here: how three women rewrote the story of war
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : PublicAffairs, 2021.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
xvii, 289 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of illustrations : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Status:
Boulder Junction Adult Nonfiction
070.4 BEC
Description
WINNER OF THE 2022 GOLDSMITH BOOK PRIZE
WINNER OF THE 2022 SPERBER PRIZE
The long-buried story of three extraordinary female journalists who permanently shattered the barriers to women covering war. Kate Webb, an Australian iconoclast, Catherine Leroy, a French daredevil photographer, and Frances FitzGerald, a blue-blood American intellectual, arrived in Vietnam with starkly different life experiences but one shared purpose: to report on the most consequential story of the decade. At a time when women were considered unfit to be foreign reporters, Frankie, Catherine, and Kate challenged the rules imposed on them by the military, ignored the belittlement of their male peers, and ultimately altered the craft of war reportage for generations.
In You Don’t Belong Here, Elizabeth Becker uses these women’s work and lives to illuminate the Vietnam War from the 1965 American buildup, the expansion into Cambodia, and the American defeat and its aftermath. Arriving herself in the last years of the war, Becker writes as a historian and a witness of the times.
What emerges is an unforgettable story of three journalists forging their place in a land of men, often at great personal sacrifice. Deeply reported and filled with personal letters, interviews, and profound insight, You Don’t Belong Here fills a void in the history of women and of war.
WINNER OF THE 2022 SPERBER PRIZE
The long-buried story of three extraordinary female journalists who permanently shattered the barriers to women covering war. Kate Webb, an Australian iconoclast, Catherine Leroy, a French daredevil photographer, and Frances FitzGerald, a blue-blood American intellectual, arrived in Vietnam with starkly different life experiences but one shared purpose: to report on the most consequential story of the decade. At a time when women were considered unfit to be foreign reporters, Frankie, Catherine, and Kate challenged the rules imposed on them by the military, ignored the belittlement of their male peers, and ultimately altered the craft of war reportage for generations.
In You Don’t Belong Here, Elizabeth Becker uses these women’s work and lives to illuminate the Vietnam War from the 1965 American buildup, the expansion into Cambodia, and the American defeat and its aftermath. Arriving herself in the last years of the war, Becker writes as a historian and a witness of the times.
What emerges is an unforgettable story of three journalists forging their place in a land of men, often at great personal sacrifice. Deeply reported and filled with personal letters, interviews, and profound insight, You Don’t Belong Here fills a void in the history of women and of war.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
FitzGerald, Frances, -- 1940-
Leroy, Catherine.
Photojournalists -- United States -- Biography.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Journalists.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Press coverage -- United States.
Webb, Kate, -- 1943-2007.
Women war correspondents -- Australia -- Biography.
Women war correspondents -- France -- Biography.
Women war correspondents -- United States -- Biography.
Leroy, Catherine.
Photojournalists -- United States -- Biography.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Journalists.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Press coverage -- United States.
Webb, Kate, -- 1943-2007.
Women war correspondents -- Australia -- Biography.
Women war correspondents -- France -- Biography.
Women war correspondents -- United States -- Biography.
Other Subjects
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781541768208, 1541768205
Notes
General Note
Nonfiction.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-269) and index.
Description
"One spent 23 days in captivity. Another jumped off planes to get the perfect aerial shot. The other reported from war-torn slums and villages. Catherine Leroy, Frankie Fitzgerald and Kate Webb were the first female frontline journalists in the history of US war reporting. Over the course of the Vietnam War they challenged the rules and expectations imposed on them, all in an effort to get the story right. Using the stories of Catherine, Frankie and Kate, Elizabeth Becker traces the war in Vietnam from the Tet Offensive to the revolution in Cambodia to the American defeat and aftermath. Kate Webb, an Australian reporter, was captured by the Vietcong only to continue her fearless reporting after her release. Frankie Fitzgerald arrived in Vietnam as a freelancer but her powerful coverage earned her bylines in The New Yorker, and she became the first woman war reporter for the magazine. And at only 22, the French Catherine Leroy was one of the only female photographers in Vietnam. Her work went on to win thehighest accolades in photography, including the Robert Capa Gold Medal Award. But aside from their numerous recognitions, all three women achieved something else; they overcame various setbacks and limitations all in pursuit of the truth. In You Don't Belong Here, Becker presents powerful female characters in a trailblazing narrative telling the story of how three women forged a place for themselves and for generations of female reporters to come"--,Provided by publisher.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Becker, E. (2021). You don't belong here: how three women rewrote the story of war. First edition. New York, PublicAffairs.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Becker, Elizabeth. 2021. You Don't Belong Here: How Three Women Rewrote the Story of War. New York, PublicAffairs.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Becker, Elizabeth, You Don't Belong Here: How Three Women Rewrote the Story of War. New York, PublicAffairs, 2021.
MLA Citation (style guide)Becker, Elizabeth. You Don't Belong Here: How Three Women Rewrote the Story of War. First edition. New York, PublicAffairs, 2021.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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