The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-03-11
L.ading Woman JOuFnalist.

Mr, MARGARET Sullivan, the wife OF Alex "a 4
L. SuIIiSan. late President OF the Irsh =
I'D I,eague, is undoubtedly the ablest "o-
- 20, ;,rnalist America has produced, C?n, n
Ia journalism in the light OF the Vatieu
sd universal work Of the daily newspaper.
MIS-. Mary Clemmer, as correspondent
weakly paper, and conhning herse,i usual Y
the political world, hardly entered in'o I'm
netit;on with the work exacted OF a woman
I,hn does her daily work in the editorial rooms
| e. daily newspaper. Mrs. Sullivan Is now
tie leading writer on the staff OF the OhlSsso :
i He- aIe a paper growing rapidly in power
ND in anence' of her entrance into JOURNALISM
correspondent writes: ,o-o .h;nI, that
II was during the fall OF 1917, L th,nA, r snas
| abe came one morning to the ONCE OIL .ne III ,bo
. | ina Post, when was 10 charss uu h.oSn,ht
Essence Of its editor in Europe. She nrougn'
. | q letter merely introducing hei
sA "I would like regular position on the
/ | Post" she said. uNoUs
"Tbere are noue," l answered. Newo
% napers properly conducted never nav va
a cancies. The staff is the result oil esolunOrL
81 want to get in the line oil e'Olu'iOH'
Z. suggested. 0y ,..sd
ht "Anythipg that needs to be done, L tnink,
co clio ouswered. with curious combination VI
nerfect modesty and utter self confidence
OIL "Have you been on newspaper! ,;,,lo
on "No, never; though have written NUS
.ne for newspapers: ,.,,rt ambition,
which seemed audacity and when sne an y
bounced flat she was recently from scn9ol III
i ~ DetToit, / said, "Well, there's desk an9
ties nens wonder: write what you please anu
tnrnad IN nv work. She was twenty -9ne 1l
ling twenty two years old, was neatly ana plaij
lace dressed and had shock Of wayy yellow nsl.
ed bangnr about her shoulders. In ~ minute a,T,'
7. sbe brought to me an article headed IN
midi Michigan Scbism," treating oil a seltOc y
s an breach in the Republican party on SSoUa" can
a holt against the regular RepubicaGr eau
rday 49, II was written with the off-han
come v;gor of an experienced editor and put yer
arai- cnnciselv the salient points OF the case ~
HTs- before nublished. 1t appeared as an eol'ofi
n.y.. that same evening Il, su;l;ngl
MALTA Next day she appeared early sm tS
g, an III said "Good morning., hung up nef UL
'iN and shawl on a convenient nan anu 10 !.
Prince her desk without word. In na ~. az a.ast
III 80 bronght me an article entitled Latest la
me to DoSSen treating the subject from a free-tra
ion at oo;rf ~ view. 1t was a strong ana u,i'
aTt;cIe- on pig-iron, and was follower
to be ti,ers on kindred topics. She proved no. "
d, was .so;ont in French bees-letters and acquai
az ed with German, but she was we'll up IN Ia
IN nI- Gresk end mathematics, and was tnous
greatly ful STUD ent of those hnanclai anu -
started ,rast;ons which women seldom touc"'
aOTIS write better article on the silver qu
the in- eouiu ~ ;ntarnal revenue, or our u
The Ty- tlon' % W. -, ~ anv of the questions
dnsy o % engross the attention Of
George thnurh she was thoroughly feminine 1O.1
t. Theo- 80 ,rca and character She stayed on
T. Nc. naper three years, her salary growing
,n mo SD week to S45. She manifested an
e about aptability, quicAnssos " of ;nforma
hdfs re- keenness Of wit, wlde Iause H. i
to 100 the ability to tell with spirit wha1 sue
MS. Col ON ON given point, and, above all, tine
and Tsadipess that made her valuable
ridge To- er H.,