Groundbreaking Bear was Houston paper’s first female reporter
…d British civilian ships. At the time, Bess Whitehead Scott, BA 1912, was a 25-year-old high school English and Latin teacher in Houston — but her sights were set elsewhere. Specifically, she wanted to write for the Houston Post — a job that, at the time, was limited to only men. But by pointing out that men would likely be away at war during the next few years, she managed to talk her way into a trial-run position. That initial two-week run made…