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WOMEN IN JOURNALISM.
SOME WHO HAVE BEEN LONG AND
FAITHFUL IN THE SERVICE
MRS. BRIGGS. THE PIONEER IN THE WORK, STILL
ACTIvE-sHE LIVES IN THE OLDEST
HOUSE IN WASHINGTON

ACTIvE-sHE LIVES IN THE OLDEST
HOUSE IN WASHINGTON.
To the ninth annual convention of the Interna-
tional League Of Press Clubs. Just held in Balti-
more. many women delegates sent by their
special organizations
or those present especial attention was directed
10 Mrs. Beva A. Lockwood and Mrs. Emily Edison
Briggs the first American woman TO enter the pro-
fession of literature. Mrs. Lockwood presented a
paper from French women. proposing alliance
between the women OF France and the United
States. and 10 preserve peace between the nations
In the manner proposed by the Car The paper
read as follows:
Women OF France. to Their Sisters in the United
Mothers Wives and Sisters OF America: Permit
US to assure you OF sympathy with you and
have always dwell in peace and friendly intercourse,
and there is doubt that the inhabitants OF both
ness and respect. such union OF feeling desire
70 strengthen with all our power France and the
mon can surely maintain relations Of friendliness
and mutual sympathy thus offering to the other
nations an example which may eventually lead to
the union OF all
The women Of our both countries are now enter
that far It lies in their power everything shall
be done to strengthen and nothing shall be allowed
70 disturb the good relations that have always ex-
isted between US.
We, our side. are ready to do what we can to
promote such objects and to use our social inhu-
ence In The same direction.
In giving effect TO- the SonyctoT Of the newly Why
human race. women enjoy great opportunities
into whose plastic minds they can instii the love
Of humanity and feelings of international friend
ship wi, while teaching them 10 abhor war; with its
We ask our American sisters to take the hand
that friendly union between the women Of both
countries shall not end there but shall ALMA make Its
dents. Mrs. C Examination. Mrs. Hoeggerath Mrs.
NTH f6ant oft he l1ianc ofO
entail Women; Mrs. Madeline Brisson; Mrs Edith
Gill Mrs Boglotte Mrs BonaParte,WkE ekr ana da
Mersy; secretary, Miss Paulina Dupont; secretary
Ct oTe MIS- Mss vds T Mss lei
ess de REM, and Mar9uise Roux de ST. Martin.
Paris. September 6. 1898
Mrs Marian Longfellow O'Donaghue, Of the
League Of American Pen Women. gave paper
on the duty of newspaper people. to advance the
project of establishing a home for aged poor or
INDECENT journalists. secondng all Colonel De
Frece said. when, chairman of the committee
that is considering the purchase of site for the
home he made his report on existing conditions
Others present Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood one
Of the founders Of the Society of the Daughters
of the American Revolution. and Editor OF THE
American Monthly; Mrs. Mary Temple Jamison
known as Meg: Mrs Theodore b. Cunningham
wife of member of the "Gridron' Club OF Wash
WHO Ba an bb afs spe ss 4 and
writer; Mrs. Virginia King Frye. another member member
presence in Baltimore especially pleasing 70
the public she is descen6sn OF 9rg
OF many papers
Mrs Emily Edison Briggs already referred TO as
the pioneer woman Journalist In the United states
was Miss Edison OF Chicago. whose father dlsn-
herited her because she married poor man, John
r. Briggs the Editor Of The Daily Gate city. oil
Gate City Iowa No.,
1t was when Lincoln was running for the Presl-
dency that Mrs. Briggs attention was turned 70
Journalism. Her husband supported Lincoln @h be
did so much for him that after the elect9n ne
haca adviser. removed
ington. AS his reputation in newspaper work grow
his wife's ambition fired to pursue the same
line of work but q IN such capacity was
so unheard Of that her husband laughed at the idea
when she divulged her plan. Mrs. Brlggs tnel
went quietly to work to ht herself for her under.
taking and said nothing until she announced tnat
she had received the appointment OF staff CORE
spondent from Washington for The Philadeipha
Press" writing the signature Olivia. FOR a
long time there was printed beneath the name
This was really written by woman
Since then Mrs Briggs has continued her WORK
and has been followed in II by hundreds OF her coun-
trv Women. She is now engaged in philanthropic
schemes for the benefit Of women she ,n ves IN
the oldest house in Washington II Is built OF
bricks that were brought from England