Shana Alexander

Shana Alexander
Alexander c. 1978
Born	Shana Ager (1925-10-06)October 6, 1925 New York City, U.S.
Died	June 23, 2005(2005-06-23) (aged 79) Hermosa Beach, California, U.S.
Occupation	Journalist
Alma mater	Vassar College
Notable works	Anyone's Daughter (1979), Happy Days: My Mother, My Father, My Sister & Me (1995) Very Much a Lady: The Untold Story of Jean Harris and Dr. Herman Tarnower (1983)

Shana Alexander (October 6, 1925 – June 23, 2005) was an American journalist. Although she became the first woman staff writer and columnist for Life magazine, she was best known for her participation in the "Point-Counterpoint" debate segments of 60 Minutes in the late 1970s with conservative James J. Kilpatrick.