Women have had a huge influence on news broadcasting throughout history. For many years, men have been the main face of journalism. However, women have recently taken a more prominent place in this field and are paving the way for future generations. Since the dawn of time, men have been treated better in the job market and received higher wages. They were more likely to be hired because big companies wanted a man in charge. Women were considered inferior and incapable of doing equally good work. The first known woman to engage in the field of journalism was Jane Gray Swisshelm. She was born December 6, 1815, in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania. She accomplished a lot in her life through her jobs as a journalist, novelist, editor, and autobiographer. In 1842, she began writing short stories for her local newspaper. She first published her feminist and pro-slavery views in The Spirit of Liberty, an anti-slavery newspaper in Pittsburg. (pabook.libraries.psu.edu) She believed that through her religion she could free herself from her husband and achieve her dreams in life. Jane Gray Swisshelm created several journals focused on abolitionism and feminism. The Visitor of Saint-Cloud was the most famous of all. (pabook.libraries.psu.edu) It had the greatest impact on society's beliefs regarding feminist ideals. She also wrote a book called Letters to Country Girls. This highlighted his response to the problems women posed to him. (pabook.libraries.psu.edu) One of his most famous quotes from this book was "Ignorance, folly, and levity are more or less essential to the character of a slave..." and in his opinion, this is the major problem that arises. faced women at that time. She died on July 22, 1884 at the age of 68, four years after her last ...... middle of paper ......o made her opportunities. She left The Today Show to return to CBS as the first solo anchor of their evening news program. (biographie.com) Couric also continued his career as an author. In 2000, Katie Couric published a children's book, The Brand New Kid. This book was about acceptance. It shows the journey of a child who moves to a new school and his difficulties in making friends. This story remained at the top of the New York Times children's picture book bestseller list for three weeks. She then wrote the book Blue Ribbon Day in 2004. This story was intended to teach children that just because they are denied something in one place does not mean it will be denied them elsewhere. (goodreads.com)These women are all exceptional examples of people determined to get the job done. They each had great initiative and motivation to achieve their goals..