Irene Corbally Kuhn (15 January 1898 – 30 December 1995) was a journalist and author, whose career spanned seven decades in five continents. She became famous in the 1920s and '30s by working as a reporter for many newspapers in the United States and China. Mrs. Kuhn was a woman of many "firsts", among others, she was the first woman to broadcast from the Orient and the first individual to broadcast from a US Navy vessel. In addition to countless columns for numerous newspapers, she also wrote a memoir, a documentary and a screen-play.
Awards 1977: Front Page Award for best magazine feature article
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Irene Kuhn Papers at the American Heritage Center Digital Collection of Irene Kuhn Papers at AHC digital collections Blog entries about Kuhn at AHC blogs