Julie Welch

Julie Welch is a pioneering British sports journalist and author who became the first female football reporter on a national newspaper when she joined The Observer in 1973. Her book The Fleet Street Girls tells the inspiring stories of the women who broke into the male-dominated world of national newspaper journalism, drawing on interviews and personal experience to illuminate the challenges, triumphs, and camaraderie of women who changed British media. Welch's writing combines personal memoir with social history, capturing a transformative era in journalism. Available as an audiobook and in print, The Fleet Street Girls is compelling listening and reading for anyone interested in media history, women's achievements, and the fight for equality in the workplace.