▁history . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Lyn n ▁P ov ich ▁is ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Eth yl ▁and ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post ▁sports ▁journalist ▁Sh ir ley ▁P ov ich . ▁She ▁major ed ▁in ▁modern ▁European ▁history ▁at ▁V ass ar ▁College , ▁and ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁left ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁secretary ▁in ▁the ▁News week ' s ▁Paris ▁b ureau . ▁There ▁she ▁worked ▁with ▁Elizabeth ▁Pe er , ▁News we eks ▁first ▁female ▁foreign ▁correspond ent , ▁who ▁P ov ich ▁would ▁later ▁consider ▁"[ o ] ne ▁of ▁the ▁great ▁influ ences ▁of ▁my ▁life ." ▁After ▁a ▁year ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁abroad , ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁as ▁a ▁research er ▁for ▁News week ▁and ▁married ▁J ef fer y ▁Young ▁in ▁June ▁of ▁next ▁year . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁junior ▁writer . ▁ ▁Law suit ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁Ele an or ▁Hol mes ▁N orton ▁represented ▁si xty ▁female ▁employees ▁of ▁News week ▁( including ▁P ov ich ) ▁who ▁had ▁file d ▁a ▁claim ▁with ▁the ▁Equ al ▁Emp loyment ▁O pport unity ▁Commission ▁that ▁News week ▁had ▁a ▁policy ▁of ▁only ▁allowing ▁men ▁to ▁be ▁rep or ters . ▁The ▁women ▁won , ▁and ▁News week ▁agreed ▁to ▁allow ▁women ▁to ▁be ▁rep or ters . ▁The ▁day ▁the ▁claim ▁was ▁file d , ▁News week ' s ▁cover ▁article ▁was