Elsa Walsh grew up in an Irish-Catholic family with five siblings.
10 Facts About Elsa Walsh
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Elsa Walsh is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and began her career as a journalist in 1980.
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Elsa Walsh has worked as a staff reporter for The Washington Post.
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The women interviewed for the book were 60 Minutes reporter Meredith Vieira, orchestra conductor Rachael Worby, and breast surgeon Alison Estabrook; Elsa Walsh interviewed members of the women's families as well as their work peers.
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Elsa Walsh later became a staff writer for The New Yorker, where her work included political reporting in the US as well as profiles on figures such as Saudi Prince Bandar, Ted Kennedy, Tipper Gore, and Harry Reid.
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Elsa Walsh has appeared on political talk shows such as Hardball with Chris Matthews.
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Elsa Walsh is an editor on the books of Bob Woodward, her husband.
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Elsa Walsh is married to The Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward.
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Elsa Walsh has appeared on the television series Barefoot Contessa, as a guide to host Ina Garten on a trip to Washington DC.
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Elsa Walsh has one daughter with Woodward, Diana, and a stepdaughter, Tali.