Emilie Peacocke

Emilie Hawkes Peacocke, born Emilie Marshall (26 March 1882 – 25 January 1964), was a British journalist. She was the first woman reporter at the Daily Express and later, top woman editor at The Daily Telegraph.

Life Peacocke was born in 1882 in Darlington. Her parents were Mildred and John Marshall and she was their first child. The house was devoted to journalism. Her mother was from a journalist family as her mother's father edited the Newcastle Chronicle. Emilie's father was co-proprietor and editor of the Northern Echo. In time she would have five siblings.

The Northern Echo was a liberal paper and her upbringing was liberal. She was taught at home and she was allowed free rein in choosing her own reading. Her hero was Jessie White Mario whom she knew due to connections from her family. By the age of fifteen she was proofreading the Northern Echo using her skills. She was promoted

In 1929 she led the "women's department" at The Daily Telegraph. That January she was invited to a dinner to honour Lady Rhondda which included many of the leading women in Britain at that time. Other invitees were Vera Brittain, Rebecca West, Edith Shackleton, and Cicely Hamilton.

She worked at the Telegraph until 1941.