“Thanks again to all the women soldiers,” was Helen’s response to winning the 2010 National Women’s Political Caucus Exceptional Merit in Media Award (EMMA) for her book, The Lonely Soldier: The Private War of Women Serving in Iraq (Beacon Press, 2009) and a related article in Ms. magazine.
The judges noted, “As a result of Helen Benedict’s provocative article, and subsequent book, The Lonely Soldier, the stories of women in the military who have faced sexual assaults, harassment and discrimination now have a voice.”