Jane Swisshelm
American journalist (1815-1884) · United States · On the map · Journalists · Died at 68
Jane Grey Cannon Swisshelm was an American Radical Republican journalist, publisher, abolitionist, and women's rights advocate. She was one of America's first female journalists hired by Horace Greeley at his New York Tribune.
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She was active as a writer in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and as a publisher and editor in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
Country
United States
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1815 to 1884 · aged 68