Doris Fleeson

Doris Fleeson
Doris Fleeson with Eleanor Roosevelt
Doris Fleeson (right) with Eleanor Roosevelt
Born(1901-05-20)May 20, 1901
DiedAugust 1, 1970(1970-08-01) (aged 69)
Other namesDoris Fleeson Kimball
Alma materUniversity of Kansas
OccupationJournalist
SpouseJohn O'Donnell

Doris Fleeson (May 20, 1901 – August 1, 1970) was an American journalist and columnist and was the first woman in the United States to have a nationally syndicated political column.[1]

  1. ^ Sayler, Carolyn (25 April 2010). Doris Fleeson, Incomparably the First Political Journalist of Her Time. Santa Fe: Sunstone Press. ISBN 978-0-865-34759-5.