Pioneering journalist and Pulitzer-winning publisher of The Washington Post
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Katharine Graham was the publisher of The Washington Post during the Watergate scandal and the Pentagon Papers, becoming the first female CEO of a Fortune 500 company. Her memoir won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography and cemented her legacy as a trailblazer in journalism and leadership.
Montessori education
Katharine Graham attended a Montessori school, where she developed confidence and intellectual independence early on.
Notable achievements
- Publisher during the Watergate investigation
- Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Personal History"
- First female CEO of a Fortune 500 company
“The Montessori method—learning by doing—once again became my stock in trade...”
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