who was Katharine Meyer Graham?
owner and publisher of The Washington Post
when was she born?
in 1917
where?
New York City
where was she raised?
in New York and Washington
was her family poor?
no
where did she go to school?
the University of Chicago
when?
unknown
when did she graduate?
1938
why did her dad buy The newspaper?
because it was failing
which paper?
The Washington Post
when did he buy it?
1933
what was her job with the paper?
editing letters to the editor
was she ever married?
yes
to who?
Philip Graham
what was his job?
a clerk
for who?
Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter
did Philip ever come work for the paper?
yes
was he successful there?
yes
Did they have kids?
yes
how many?
four
what was she known as?
the most powerful woman in America
how did her husband die?
He killed himself
when?
1963