Jacqueline Fahey broke down barriers in a male-dominated newsroom as a teenager back in the 1960s.

The Kent journalist started work at 17 in 1960 and now has written her own story, Write for My Supper.

The 73-year-old from Tunbridge Wells said: “In the 1950s the newspaper industry was still very uncharted territory as far as girls were concerned, but following a chance interview with the editor-in-chief of the Kentish Times Series and a lot of studying for exams I was lucky enough to get the job as a cub reporter.

“It really was quite a breakthrough at the time – it’s only comparatively recently women have made their mark in what was once a man’s world.”

Starting as the only female in the office, she went on to work at Medway’s Evening Post before moving on to covering the crown court in Maidstone.

From front page stories to golden weddings and reporting on local politicians including the future Prime Minister Sir Edward Heath, her book gives a fascinating and witty insight.

Jacqueline said: “Throughout my years in journalism I would occasionally jot down anything I thought particularly interesting or humorous in the back of my notebook and upon retirement thought it high time I collated it all.”

Write for my Supper has reached No.1 in the Amazon women’s biography chart.

For details visit Amazon and search for Jacqueline Fahey.

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