Woman-Run Newspapers – The UncommonWealth

Newspapers

Banker, Editor, Activist, Woman: Maggie Walker’s St. Luke Herald

Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of blog posts regarding Virginia female newspaper editors by our Transforming the Future of Libraries and…

Elena CarioOctober 23, 2023

Newspapers

“Attend to the Morals of Your Child”: Mrs. E.P. Elam’s Family Christian Album (1855-1856)

Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of blog posts regarding Virginia female newspaper editors by our Transforming the Future of Libraries and…

Elena CarioSeptember 6, 2023

Newspapers

A Pen as Sharp as Glass: Rebecca Broadnax Hicks’s Kaleidoscope

Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of blog posts regarding Virginia female newspaper editors by our Transforming the Future of Libraries and…

Elena CarioAugust 7, 2023

Newspapers

A Much Obliged and Humble Servant: Clementina Rind’s Virginia Gazette

It was out of necessity that Clementina Rind became Virginia’s first woman newspaper publisher. After the death of her husband, William, in 1773, she had…

Kelley EwingMarch 15, 2017

Newspapers

Alexandria in a time of war: From Mansion House to Camp Distribution

Alexandria was a lively town during the Civil War, so it’s no wonder PBS draws from the city’s history for its new drama Mercy Street. The…

Kelley EwingFebruary 26, 2016