Lynne Olson Explained

Lynne Olson
Birth Date:	19 August 1949
Citizenship:	American
Alma Mater:	University of Arizona
Occupation:	Journalist Author Historian
Notable Works:	Freedom's Daughters: The Unsung Heroines of the Civil Rights Movement from 1830 to 1970

Lynne Olson (born August 19, 1949) is an American author, historian and journalist.^[1] She was born on August 19, 1953, and is married to Stanley Cloud, with whom she often writes.^[2] In 1969 she graduated magna cum laude from the University of Arizona.^[2] Before becoming a writer she worked for the Associated Press and the Baltimore Sun.^[3] She has written several books on the history of the World War II era, which have received positive critical reviews.^[4]

Awards and honors

In 2002 she won the Christopher Award for her book Freedom's Daughters: The Unsung Heroines of the Civil Rights Movement from 1830 to 1970.^{[5] [6]}

In 2018, Olson was inducted in to the University of Arizona School of Journalism Hall of Fame.^[2]

Selected bibliography

• The Murrow Boys: Pioneers on the Front Lines of Broadcast Journalism (1996, with Stanley Cloud)
• Freedom's Daughters: The Unsung Heroines of the Civil Rights Movement from 1830 to 1970 (2002)
• A Question of Honor: The Kosciuszko Squadron: Forgotten Heroes of World War II (2003, with Stanley Cloud)
• Troublesome Young Men: The Rebels Who Brought Churchill to Power and Helped Save England (2007)
• Citizens of London: The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour (2011)
• Those Angry Days: Roosevelt, Lindbergh, and America's Fight Over World War II, 1939–1941 (2013)
• Last Hope Island: Britain, Occupied Europe, and the Brotherhood That Helped Turn the Tide of War (2017)
• Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against Hitler (2019)
• Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction (2023)

Notes and References

1. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/28/books/review/those-angry-days-and-1940.html?_r=0 'Those Angry Days' and '1940'
2. Web site: Lynne Olson: 2018 Hall of Fame inductee . University of Arizona . April 3, 2018 . Don . Carson.
3. http://lynneolson.com/lynne-olson/ Lynne Olson.com – About
4. http://www.csmonitor.com/Books/Book-Reviews/2013/0327/Those-Angry-Days Those Angry Days
5. Web site: Contemporary Authors Online. 2014. January 14, 2016. Biography in Context. Gale.
6. Web site: The Christophers, Inc.. www.christophers.org. January 14, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20091115185132/http://www.christophers.org/Page.aspx?pid=260. 2009-11-15. dead.