Lynne Olson

About The Author

Lynne Olson has been a reporter and writer since 1970. After working for the AP and the Baltimore Sun for a decade, Olson became a freelance writer in 1981, writing for American Heritage, Smithsonian, Working Woman, Los Angeles Times Magazine, Ms., Elle, Glamour, and Baltimore Magazine. She is the author of eight books, including the New York Times bestseller Madame Fourcade’s Secret War, as well as Last Hope Island and Citizens of London. She lives in Washington D.C. with her husband, with whom she has co-authored two books.

Books by Lynne Olson

Freedom's Daughters

The Unsung Heroines of the Civil Rights Movement from 1830 to 1970

By Lynne Olson
The first comprehensive history of the vital role women—both black and white—played in the civil rights movement.

In this groundbreaking and absorbing book, credit finally goes where credit is due—to the bold women who were crucial to the success o...
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