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Rheta Childe Dorr

American war correspondent, investigative journalist, political writer (1866-1948) · United States · On the map · Journalists · Died at 81

Rheta Louise Childe Dorr (1868-1948) was an American journalist, suffragist newspaper editor, writer, and political activist. Dorr is best remembered as one of the leading female muckraking journalists of the Progressive Era and as the first editor of the influential newspaper The Suffragist.

Rheta Childe Dorr is read about 6.5 times a day, in 8 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 12 October 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 120 days, one point a day.

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About this person

Country
United States
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1866 to 1948 · aged 81