Nellie Kenyon: Trailblazing Tennessee Journalist

Nellie Kenyon covered big stories in an era when men dominated the field of journalism. Her career began at the Chattanooga News, where she reported on World War I and woman suffrage. She received the first press pass at the Scopes Monkey Trial, where she befriended H.L. Menken. Her accomplishments include solving a bank robbery and reporting on the Georgia Tann baby-selling scandal. Later writing for the Tennessean in Nashville, she covered the poll tax repeal fight and school desegregation. Her coverage of the trials of Jimmy Hoffa won her several accolades. East Tennessee author Tyler L. Boyd returns with another life story, taking readers on a trip through the twentieth century through the eyes of a trailblazing Tennessee journalist.