Helen Thomas, a Relentless White House Reporter With a Softer Side

Helen Thomas was born the year women got the vote and entered the workforce writing radio copy during World War II, when the men were away fighting and there were jobs for women. When the men returned home, the women were expected to do the same, but Thomas held her ground, displaying the determination and the grit that would mark a career that spanned 10 presidents, from Kennedy to Obama.

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