ISHBEL ROSS (1897-1975) was a journalist and Biographer. Born in Scotland, she moved to Canada in 1916 and joined the Toronto Daily News, where she rose through the ranks within just six weeks. She...показать большеISHBEL ROSS (1897-1975) was a journalist and Biographer. Born in Scotland, she moved to Canada in 1916 and joined the Toronto Daily News, where she rose through the ranks within just six weeks. She joined the New York Tribune (later the Herald Tribune) in 1919 and became known as “New York’s best woman reporter.” Her first novel, Promenade Deck, was published in 1932, but Ross was drawn to the lives of famous American women who led unconventional lives, so turned her main focus to writing biographies.
Ross emphasized the importance and complexity of women’s lives. By achieving success as a journalist and biographer, and by balancing marriage and professional ambition, Ross herself led a life much like those she deemed worthy of study.показать меньше