Her strong voice, leadership, and defiance of the powers that be were nothing short of awe-inspiring.
While many assumed she would sell, she instead stepped in as president of The Washington Post.
The surprise was that I landed on my feet," Katharine said (via Town&Country).
Even she didn’t believe she could do it at first.
But, that certainly isn’t who she became.
Sexism still filled every corner of the newsroom.
“Should we change this ancient attitude?
KG,” she wrote (viaThe Economist).
She later revealed this was not a move she made in full confidence.
After all, anyone would likely be shaking in their boots.
But she persevered, shattered that glass ceiling, and made history.
