Valda Cooper

Female, Deceased Person

1915 – 2008

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Who was Valda Cooper?

Valda Cooper, whose full name was Valda "Val" Margaret Cooper Lavender, was a longtime award-winning American journalist and reporter. She was considered to be one of the first women to report on hard news for the Associated Press. She was also reported for a number of publications in New Mexico, including the Farmington Daily Times. Cooper also served as the managing editor of the Farmington Daily Times during her 40 year reporting career.

Cooper was once quoted as proclaiming, "I've got printer's ink in my veins."

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Born
Nov 15, 1915
Lived in
  • New Mexico
Died
Apr 12, 2008

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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