Phyllis Deakin
British journalist and war correspondent
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| Intro | British journalist and war correspondent | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
| was | Journalist | |
| Work field | Journalism | |
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| Birth | 1899 | |
| Death | 1997 (aged 98 years) |
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Phyllis Deakin (1899–1997) was born in Sheffield. She was the first woman journalist with The Times. During the second World War she was one of the first six British accredited women war correspondents, along with Phyllis Davies and C. W. Shepherd.
In 1943 she initiated the Women's Press Club and was its first Chair.