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In the days leading up to her death, Martha was in pain and lost her eyesight by the age of 89 (“Martha Gellhorn Biography, n.d.”). Martha could barely write stories and basically gave up. In 1998 at 89 Martha Gellhorn took her life by overdosing on drugs. After Martha died her legacy lived on. The Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism was posthumously in 1999 in her memory. The prize has been awarded each year to a journalist who illuminates a major news story by highlighting the human aspects of the story (Kelly, n.d.”). As the award circles around writing and what the person's sees, Martha would be proud to have an award like that in her name. Even though Martha is gone her legacy will always live on through journalist everywhere.
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