Katherine Graham became publisher of The Washington Post on the suicide of her husband Phil Graham. Becoming Katherine Graham features interviews from family, colleagues, and Mrs. Graham herself to trace the rise of a grieving widow to one of the most powerful figures of the 20th century. Graham's challenges included chauvinism, the rise of feminism, a potential crippling printer's strike, and the Watergate scandal. Becoming Katherine Graham balances Mrs. Graham's fascinating story---accidental publisher, feminist icon, tough businesswoman. Today's generation may have little knowledge of the power of The Washington Post in the last third of the 20th Century. The formidable Mrs. Graham wielded power with an even hand rarely seen today.
