Dorothy Thompson Is the Most Famous Female Journalist You've Never Heard Of

Dorothy Thompson Is the Most Famous Female Journalist You've Never Heard Of

She made a name for herself by speaking out against fascism abroad and at home. Then the fight got personal.

'Profile in Cowardice' Award Seeks to Identify Leaders Enabling Rise of Fascist Trump

Former intelligence, military, and national security officials have launched the Profiles in Cowardice Award, calling out leaders who remain silent as the country descends into fascism under Trump.

“When liberty is taken away by force it can be restored by force. When it is relinquished voluntarily by default it can never be recovered.” — Dorothy Thompson

Dorothy Thompson, 1939: testifying in Congress to repeal the Neutrality Act. “They are holding every Jew in Germany as a hostage. Therefore, we who are not Jews must speak, speak our sorrow and indignation and disgust in so many voices that they will be heard.” — journalist Dorothy Thompson, radio broadcast, 1938 American journalist Dorothy Thompson, whose birthday it is today, wangled and manipulated her way into an interview with Adolf Hitler …