Lynn Barber

When sexism was routine: the life of the female reporter in 1970s London

Julie Welch describes how a few feisty women forged successful careers in the hard-drinking, male-dominated world of Fleet Street

Mary Kenny, one of the first women to make a career in Fleet Street. Credit: Getty Images

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