Lois Wille

Lois Jean Wille
BornLois Jean Krober
(1931-09-19)September 19, 1931
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJuly 23, 2019(2019-07-23) (aged 87)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
OccupationJournalist, editor, author
LanguageEnglish
Alma materNorthwestern University
SubjectPublic health, public housing, gender and racial inequality
Notable awardsPulitzer Prize for Public Service
Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing
Spouse
Wayne Wille
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(m. 1954)​

Lois Jean Wille (/wɪliː/;[1] née Kroeber; September 19, 1931 – July 23, 2019)[2] was a Chicago-based journalist, editor, and author. She won her first of two Pulitzer Prizes in 1963 for a series on local government's failure to provide contraceptive information and services to low-income women.[3] Her stories led to a number of important policy changes in women's healthcare, public housing, and the juvenile court systems.[3]

In 1989, she received her second Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing.[4]

  1. ^ Seeyle, Katharine Q. (July 26, 2019). "Lois Wille, Pulitzer-Winner in Her Beloved Chicago, Dies at 87". The New York Times. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  2. ^ Kogan, Rick (July 23, 2019). "Lois Wille, trailblazing Chicago reporter and editorial writer, winner of two Pulitzers, dies at 87". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "A reporter breaks the silence on birth control". www.pulitzer.org. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
  4. ^ "The 1989 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Editorial Writing: Lois Wille of Chicago Tribune". www.pulitzer.org. Retrieved 2019-02-12.