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Katharine Meyer Graham (June 16, 1917 – July 17, 2001) was an American publisher. She led her family's newspaper, ''The Washington Post'', for more than two decades, overseeing its most famous period, the Watergate coverage that eventually led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon. Her memoir, ''Personal History'', won the Pulitzer Prize in 1998. ==Early life, education, early career== Katharine Graham was born Katharine Meyer in 1917 into a privileged family in New York City, the daughter of Agnes Elizabeth (née Ernst) and Eugene Meyer. Graham's father was a financier and, later, a public official. He bought ''The Washington Post'' in 1933 at a bankruptcy auction. Graham's mother was a bohemian intellectual, art lover, and political activist in the Republican Party, who shared friendships with people as diverse as Auguste Rodin, Marie Curie, Thomas Mann, Albert Einstein and Eleanor Roosevelt, and worked as a newspaper reporter at a time when journalism was an uncommon profession among women. Graham's father was Jewish and her mother was Lutheran, from a family of German descent.〔Smith, J. Y. & Epstein, Noel (July 18, 2001). ("Katharine Graham Dies at 84." ) Washpostco.com, Washington Post Company website. Retrieved April 18, 2012.〕〔(USA Today: "Personal History" By Katharine Graham ) July 17, 2001〕 Along with her four siblings, Graham was baptized as a Lutheran but attended an Episcopal church.〔 Zweigenhaft, Richard L. and G. William Domhoff (The New CEOs : Women, African American, Latino, and Asian American Leaders of Fortune 500 Companies ) Published: 2014-03-18 |Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers〕 Graham's parents owned several homes across the country, but primarily lived between a veritable "castle" in Mount Kisco, New York, and a smaller home in Washington, D.C. Graham often did not see much of her parents during her childhood, as both traveled and socialized extensively, and was raised in part by nannies, governesses and tutors. Katharine endured a strained relationship with her mother. Agnes Meyer was reportedly very negative and condescending towards Katharine, which had a negative impact on Katharine's self-confidence. Her elder sister Florence Meyer (1911–1962) was a successful photographer and wife of actor Oscar Homolka. Graham was an alumna of The Madeira School (to which her father had donated much land) and attended Vassar College before transferring to the University of Chicago. In Chicago, she became quite interested in labor issues and shared friendships with people from walks of life very different from her own. After graduation, she worked for a short period at a San Francisco newspaper where, among other things, she helped cover a major strike by wharf workers. Her father's sister, Florence Meyer Blumenthal founded the Prix Blumenthal, given to painters, sculptors, decorators, engravers, writers, and musicians during the period of 1919-1954.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Jewish Women's Archive, Michele Siegel )〕 Graham began working for the ''Post'' in 1938. While in Washington, D.C., she met a former schoolmate, Will Lang Jr. The two dated, but broke off the relationship due to conflicting interests. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Katharine Graham」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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