Correspondences: Transnational Journalism

This chapter discusses the growing participation of women in journalism in the late nineteenth century. It gives insights into contemporary perceptions of the profession and examines Käthe Schirmacher’s career as a transnational and multilingual journalist. Based on her example, the chapter explores the possibilities and challenges that this position between languages and cultures entailed and analyses particular practices of transnational journalism. It argues that both Schirmacher’s experience in translating and her personal practice of letter-writing were important resources for her activity as a transnational correspondent.