Allison Gilbert
Bio:
Allison Gilbert is an award-winning journalist and co-author of Listen, World!: How the Intrepid Elsie Robinson Became America’s Most-Read Woman, the first biography of William Randolph Hearst’s highest-paid woman writer. She is host of “Women Journalists of 9/11: Their Stories,” a 20-part docuseries produced in collaboration with the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. She interviewed such luminaries as Savannah Guthrie, Maggie Haberman, Dana Bash, and Linda Wertheimer. Allison Gilbert is the official narrator of the 9/11 Memorial Museum’s historical exhibition audio tour, the only female journalist to be so honored. Allison is also the author of three books about grief and loss, Passed and Present, Always Too Soon, and Parentless Parents. Learn more at allisongilbert.com and connect with her everywhere using @agilbertwriter.
Elsie Robinson was once the most famous American newspaper writer, but she, along with many other notable women, has been all but forgotten.
