Janet Huntington Brewster
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About
The wife of broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow, she became a broadcaster, herself, as well as a prominent philanthropist. She raised funds for Mount Holyoke College's art museum and also served on the board of National Public Radio.
Before Fame
She worked as a broadcaster for CBS during the Battle of Britain in World War II.
Trivia
She met her future husband at Mount Holyoke College, where she was a student leader. At the time, he was the president of the National Student Federation of America.
Family Life
She had one son, Charles Casey Murrow, with her husband, Edward.
Associated With
She and her husband both covered the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.
