Lynn Sherr is an American award-winning journalist and author. She first joined “20/20” as a correspondent, and has since covered a wide range of stories, specializing in women’s issues and social changes, as well as investigative reports. Her contributions to “20/20” include an award-winning report on the astonishing story of a homeless girl in New York who earned a scholarship to Harvard.
Sherr received the George Foster Peabody Award and the Santa Clara County Psychological Association Award for her anorexia report, as well as an award from the British Medical Association and the Cine Golden Eagle Award. She also earned the National Headliner Award, a Front Page Award, and a Silver Screen Award.
Sherr is the author of “Failure Is Impossible: Susan B. Anthony in Her Own Words” and co-author of “Susan B. Anthony Slept Here: A Guide to American Women’s Landmarks,” and “Tall Blondes.” Her articles have been published in “The New York Times,” “The New York Times Book Review,” “Saturday Review,” and “Family Circle.”
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