▁Jack ie ▁Martin ▁( 1 9 0 3 – 1 9 6 9 ) ▁was ▁a ▁photo j ournal ist ▁and ▁newspaper ▁editor ▁who ▁achieved ▁first s ▁and ▁near - first s ▁as ▁a ▁woman ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁work force . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁become ▁art ▁director ▁and ▁picture ▁editor ▁of ▁a ▁metropol itan ▁newspaper ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁be ▁accepted ▁to ▁membership ▁in ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁White ▁House ▁Press ▁Corps . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁be ▁h ired ▁as ▁sports ▁editor ▁at ▁a ▁major ▁metropol itan ▁daily ▁paper ▁and ▁first , ▁or ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first , ▁to ▁manage ▁and ▁coach ▁a ▁professional ▁basketball ▁team . ▁She ▁achieved ▁recognition ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁official ▁photograph er ▁and ▁public ▁relations ▁officer ▁for ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Army ▁A ux ili ary ▁Corps ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁wear ▁a ▁W A AC ▁uniform . ▁She ▁received ▁awards ▁for ▁her ▁phot ography , ▁for ▁her ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁war ▁correspond ent , ▁and ▁for ▁her ▁intern ation ally - recogn ized ▁lifetime ▁achiev ements ▁in ▁journal ism . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁Martin ▁was ▁educated ▁in ▁the ▁public ▁schools ▁of ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁The ▁cur ator ▁of ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁exhib it ▁called ▁" Jack ie ▁Martin , ▁The ▁Washington ▁Years " ▁wrote ▁that ▁after ▁convin cing ▁the ▁administration ▁to ▁allow ▁it ▁she ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁girl ▁in ▁her ▁elementary ▁school ▁to ▁take ▁an ▁industrial ▁arts ▁class . ▁She ▁attended ▁ ▁Eastern ▁High ▁School