<P> Katharine Meyer `` Kay '' Graham ( née Meyer ; June 16 , 1917 -- July 17 , 2001 ) was an American publisher and the first female publisher of a major American newspaper . She led her family 's newspaper , The Washington Post , for more than two decades , overseeing its most famous period : the Watergate coverage that eventually led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon . Her memoir , Personal History , won the Pulitzer Prize in 1998 . </P>
<P> Katharine Meyer `` Kay '' Graham ( née Meyer ; June 16 , 1917 -- July 17 , 2001 ) was an American publisher and the first female publisher of a major American newspaper . She led her family 's newspaper , The Washington Post , for more than two decades , overseeing its most famous period : the Watergate coverage that eventually led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon . Her memoir , Personal History , won the Pulitzer Prize in 1998 . </P>
who was the woman who ran the washington post
who was the woman who ran the washington post
Katharine Meyer `` Kay '' Graham
Katharine Meyer `` Kay '' Graham