Fierce Ambition: The Life and Legend of War Correspondent Maggie Higgins by Jennet Conant

Folio invites you to celebrate Women's History Month with an in-person book discussion of Fierce Ambition: The Life and Legend of War Correspondent Maggie Higgins by Jennet Conant. The discussion will be facilitated by former senior international affairs writer for the Los Angeles Times and returning guest Carol J. Williams.

Marguerite Higgins was both the scourge and envy of the journalistic world. A longtime reporter for the New York Herald Tribune, she first catapulted to fame with her dramatic account of the liberation of Dachau at the end of World War II. Brash, beautiful, ruthlessly competitive, and sexually adventurous, she forced her way to the front despite being told the combat zone was no place for a woman. Her headline-making exploits earned her a reputation for bravery bordering on recklessness and accusations of “advancing on her back,” trading sexual favors for scoops.

While the Herald Tribune exploited her feminine appeal―regularly…