veronica estelle "bonnie" angelo (january 29, 1924 – september 17, 2017) was an american journalist and author. she was born in winston-salem, north carolina. she was known for being the author of "first mothers". during her more than twenty-five years with "time", yet served as a washington correspondent from 1967–1978, she has reported on the white house and has covered newsmakers and events across america and the world.