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Veteran reporter Helen Thomas (C) asks a question to U.S. President Barack Obama during a news conference at the East Room of the White House May 27, 2010 in Washington, DC. Thomas passed away Saturday at age 92.
By Andrew Rafferty, Staff Writer, NBC News
As news spread of Helen Thomas? death Saturday, journalists and admirers paid homage to the trailblazing reporter who was a fixture at White House daily briefings for decades.
Female journalists took to Twitter to thank the woman who many said helped shatter the perception that political journalism was a profession only suited for bourbon-quaffing men.
?Helen Thomas made it possible for all of us who followed: woman pioneer journalist broke barriers died today,? tweeted NBC News? Andrea Mitchell.
?Any woman who has had the privilege of sitting in the front row of the White House briefing room owes huge debt of gratitude to Helen Thomas,? tweeted Julie Pace, White House correspondent for the Associated Press.
?RIP Helen Thomas - died this morning at 92. Amazing trail blazer, fearless journalist and friend & mentor to so many women reporter,? Judy Woodruff, host of PBS Newshour, tweeted.
Thomas was also remembered fondly by those who faced her brash style of questioning in the White House briefing room.
?Rest in peace, Helen Thomas. First day I ever took the podium she came to encourage me,? tweeted Dana Perino, who served as press secretary to President George W. Bush.
She loved her job, and Thomas' colleagues said it showed in all of the 49 years she spent as a member of the White House press corps.
?I asked Helen Thomas about her life choices she said, 'I would still be a reporter. I consider that my greatest decision in life,'" tweeted CBS News White House correspondent Peter Maer.
Thomas career ended in 2010 when she abruptly retired after saying Israel should "get the hell out of Palestine."
?Helen Thomas died Saturday in D.C. Glass ceiling breaking journalist--1st female Gridiron member. Later controversial. Rest in Peace,? tweeted Chicago Sun-Times Washington bureau chief Lynn Sweet.
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