This episode references The Face of War by Martha Gellhorn, Front Line by Clare Hollingworth, and Australian Women War Reporters: Boer War to Vietnam by Jeannine Baker.

Episode 2 | With a Typewriter and a Toothbrush: Women Reporting on World War II

Did you know that just days before the Second World War began, a woman reporter broke the news that Germany was about to attack Poland? Neither do most people, but in fact, women journalists reported on the battles, wounded men, medical personnel, refugees, civilians, and death camps of World War II. In “With a Typewriter and a Toothbrush,” host Natasha Simpson introduces listeners to the exploits and journalism of Allied women war reporters who documented the Second World War, and discusses the official regulations and societal prejudices that tried to prevent them doing their jobs.

Episode 1 | With a Typewriter and a Toothbrush: Women Reporting on World War II