The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-30

Very few women have lived as event
fui life as the subject Of this sketch.
She was born in Buffalo, and at the ten
der age Of eight wrote little poems and
stories for the amusementOf her friends.
When only fourteen she published lit
tie misunderstanding Of one long poem
and several shorter ones-which was re-
garded as Il remarkable production for a
child Of her age. At this time she also pub
lishad little paper-fOur pages, twelve
columns in all-called The Queen City
Enterprise, writing nearly all of 1t her
self. AS a monthly paper and under
various names it fourished for nearly
two years and gave her her first taste
for journalism.
At seventeen, finding herself obliged
to earn her own living, Miss Knapp ac-
cepted commercial position in large
mercantile house and for time gave up
newspaper work.
Seven years of her life were spent
thus, but at the expiration of that time,
opportunity Offering, She returned to
journalistic work and became associate
editor Of the Buffalo Christian Advocate.
In 1897 Miss Knapp went to California.
and shortly after her arrival took a
position Oh the staff Of the San Francisco
Call. TO her belongs the credit of hav-
ing created the "Woman's Department"
that was for 80 long very popular fea-
ture of that paper At the end of year
she bought The Alameda County Ex-
press, published at lrvington, Cal, and
began the life Of a country editor and
publisher She was her own editor,
business manager, solicitor, subscription
and advertising agent, proofreader, col
lector and mailing clerk, and got out the
paper each week with the aid of fore
man and printers devil"
At odd times she learned to set type
q most useful accomplishment, as she
discovered when her foreman took
French leave in the middle Of the week
and she found herself left with the as
sistance Of only fourteen-year-old boy.
But she got out the paper that week and
many other weeks, and obtained prac-
heal insight into the working and man
aging Of u newspaper that has been Of
inca lculable service to her since. At
the end Of year and half she con-
solidated her paper with the Oakland
Daily Tribune. After a few months,
however, Miss Knapp returned to The
Call as coast and foreign exchange edi-
tor, which position she held until the
management, discovering her abilities
and her knowledge concerning stock,
transferred her to that department.
Her range of subjects is wide one,
for over her own name she writes a
story every Sunday for The Call, in ad-
dition TO an article on stock, and though
the double work is kept up week after
week there is no perceptible falling off
in either line Of style, variety or in
terest.
In the lives and interests of working
girls she feels the liyeliest concern. and
the San Francisco Woman's Educational
and Industrial union, which today
counts membership of 600 or 700, owes
its existence to her energy.
st one time in her life it was Miss
Knapp's intention to practice medicine,
ied to this end she attended the medical
department Of the University of Buffalo
for three years.
When it is remembered that Miss
Knapp is still young, barely thirty,
think it will be acknowledged that she
is indeed n remarkable woman. She is
an ardent advocate of business life for
girls and strong believer III female
suffrage and the equality of the sexes
1t is probable that in the near future
she viii publish little book especially
for business girls. ANNA Il. MASON.