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Marguerite Higgins

1920 - 1966

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Marguerite Higgins Hall (September 3, 1920 – January 3, 1966) was an American reporter and war correspondent. Higgins covered World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, and in the process advanced the cause of equal access for female war correspondents. She had a long career with the New York Herald Tribune (1942–1963) and as a syndicated columnist for Newsday (1963–1965). She was the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for Foreign Correspondence awarded in 1951 for her coverage of the Korean War. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marguerite Higgins is the 617th most popular social activist (up from 637th in 2019), the 66th most popular biography from Hong Kong (up from 77th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Chinese Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Marguerite Higgins ranks 617 out of 840. Before her are Neerja Bhanot, Manal al-Sharif, Robert Emmet, Usha Mehta, Oleksandra Matviichuk, and Barbara Bush. After her are Oinikhol Bobonazarova, Yolanda King, James Meredith, Razan Zaitouneh, Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt, and Albertina Sisulu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Marguerite Higgins ranks 415. Before her are Paul Scott, Jean Dutourd, Lewis Wilson, G. D. Spradlin, Usha Mehta, and J. J. C. Smart. After her are Philippa Pearce, Keith Andes, Gail Halvorsen, Bai Yang, Keith Andrews, and James Aloysius Hickey. Among people deceased in 1966, Marguerite Higgins ranks 217. Before her are Manuel María Ponce Brousset, Mina Loy, Frankie Genaro, Eric Fleming, Alfred Engelsen, and Katsuo Takaishi. After her are Alvin Langdon Coburn, Heinrich Keimig, Bruno Ahlberg, Sophie Tucker, Walt Hansgen, and Esna Boyd.

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In Hong Kong

Among people born in Hong Kong, Marguerite Higgins ranks 66 out of 115. Before her are Stanley Tong (1960), Wakin Chau (1960), Nicholas Tse (1980), Ekin Cheng (1967), Tzi Ma (1962), and Byron Mann (1967). After her are Benny Chan (1961), Athena Chu (1971), Herman Li (1976), Sandy Lam (1966), Ching Wan Tang (1947), and Peter Chan (1962).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Hong Kong

Among social activists born in Hong Kong, Marguerite Higgins ranks 2. Before her are Szeto Wah (1931). After her are Joshua Wong (1996).

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