Marvine Henrietta Howe (born December 3, 1928) is an American political writer and retired newspaper reporter. She was a correspondent for The New York Times.

Marvine Henrietta Howe
Born (1928-12-03) December 3, 1928 (age 95)
Shanghai
OccupationJournalist
NationalityAmerican
Genrenon-fiction
Subjectpolitics
ParentsMary Scott (West) Howe and James Lewis Howe, Jr. (American citizens)

Life

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Howe was born in Shanghai, China, where her father was teaching chemistry at what was called Hangzhou Christian College. Japanese incursions and the rise of the Communists forced the family to leave China. Upon returning to America, her father worked as a laboratory chemist in Philadelphia during the Depression.

Howe majored in Journalism at Rutgers University. She then attended Columbia University's School for Far Eastern Studies.

Journalism career

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Academic career

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References

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  1. ^ McGraw-Hill World News
  2. ^ Who's who in Finance and Industry, Marquis Who's Who, Inc Marquis Who's Who, 1997 [1] p. 364