University - honorary degree, Doctor of Humane Letters 1993 - International Women's Media Foundation - Lifetime Achievement Award 2009 - Washington Press Club - Lifetime Achievement Award 2009 - Foremother Award from the National Center for Health Research Publications References External links Recent and archived news articles by Nan Robertson of The New York Times Interview with People Magazine Video Tribute Papers of Nan Robertson, 1920-2004. Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University. 1926 births 2009 deaths Writers from Chicago Northwestern University alumni 20th-century American women writers American women journalists New York Herald Tribune people The New York Times writers Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing winners 21st-century American women