208. Sigrid Schultz — “The Dragon from Chicago” with Pamela Toler
Sigrid Schultz
As Berlin bureau chief for The Chicago Tribune from 1925-1941, Sigrid Schultz deflected both sexism and danger to report the truth and speak truth to power. The Nazis dubbed her “that dragon from Chicago,” and her importance as an indomitable “newspaperman” (her term) telling Americans about the Third Reich's agenda can’t be understated. Amy speaks this week with Pamela Toler, the author of a new biography on Schultz’s life, work and lasting legacy.
Mentioned in this episode:
The Dragon From Chicago: The Untold Story of an American Reporter in Nazi Germany by Pamela Toler
Women Warriors: An Unexpected History by Pamela Toler
Heroines of Mercy Street: The Real Nurses of the Civil War by Pamela Toler
The Chicago Tribune
McCall’s Magazine
Richard Henry Little, a.k.a. Dick Little
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William Shirer
Erik Larson’s In The Garden of Beasts
Germany Will Try it Again by Sigrid Schultz