1 st - century ▁American ▁mus icians ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁sing ers <0x0A> </s> ▁Robin ▁Ch and ler ▁Duke ▁( Oct ober ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁– ▁February ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁women ' s ▁re product ive ▁rights ▁advoc ate ▁and ▁diplom at . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Norway ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Born ▁Grace ▁Est her ▁T ipp ett ▁in ▁Baltimore , ▁Maryland , ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Richard ▁Ed gar ▁and ▁Est her ▁Ch and ler ▁T ipp ett . ▁After ▁her ▁parents ▁separated , ▁she ▁got ▁model ing ▁jobs ▁at ▁Lord ▁& ▁Taylor ▁and ▁elsewhere ▁to ▁help ▁support ▁her ▁mother ▁and ▁sister . ▁ ▁Career ▁She ▁began ▁her ▁journal ism ▁career ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁as ▁a ▁writer ▁for ▁the ▁women ' s ▁page ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Journal - American ▁using ▁the ▁by line ▁Robin ▁Ch and ler . ▁ ▁Later , ▁after ▁marry ing ▁actor ▁Jeff rey ▁Lyn n , ▁with ▁whom ▁she ▁had ▁two ▁children , ▁she ▁found ▁work ▁at ▁N BC - aff ili ate ▁W CA U - TV ▁in ▁Philadelphia ▁as ▁a ▁news ▁reader . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁she ▁became ▁an ▁anchor - re porter ▁with ▁Dave ▁G arrow ay , ▁and ▁covered ▁national ▁political ▁convent ions ▁and ▁the ▁marriage ▁of ▁Jac qu