Virginia Cowles
Harriet Virginia Spencer Cowles (August 24, 1910 – September 17, 1983) was an American journalist, biographer, and
travel writer. During her long career, Cowles went from covering fashion, to covering the
Spanish Civil War, the turbulent period in Europe leading up to
World War II, and the entire war. Her service as a correspondent was recognized by the British government with an
OBE in 1947. After the war, she published a number of critically acclaimed biographies of historical figures. In 1983, while traveling with her husband, she was killed in an automobile accident which left him severely injured.
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