The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-11
WOMEN WE'RE PIONEERS IN
 JOURNALISTIC ENTERPRIsI


 The entrance of women into Jour nalisln is usually referred to as quite modern, and is still considered as something of an innovation. In most newspaper offices 1t is admitted tha.. society. fashions, and other interests especially feminine. are best "cover- eds by women. The superior mascu- line intellect, as represented by the presiding genius of the sporting desh cheerfully admits that linen dope is best written by skirt As editors and reporters, however the fair jour nalists are still on trial. and in it's larger aspects, the newspaper re- mains a masculine institution.
 Yet it is a fact that women have been the pioneers in the most import ant branches of journalism. Con sider this statistic;{ The first daily newspaper in the English language, the London Daily Courant, was the brain-chi1d of a woman--Was edited and published by a womant It was 213 years ago today, on March H. founded by TIE. Ma1let, against the Ditch at Fleet Bridge This ssE. MaIIet's was Elizabeth Mauet, and she it was who first conceived the idea, that men would like to have their news fresh every day, instead heads in shame, masculine journal ists, that it was left to the feminine imagination to bring daily Journalism l into being! And it was Elizabeth Mallet, too, who first separated news from opinion, and put the latter in it's proper place. It was then the universal custom to color the news with the opinion of the editor. Eliz- abeth Mailet gave her readers ! l straight news.s unn1ixed with s.other people to have sense enough to make reflections for themselves. Elizabeth Mallet was nor the only feminine innovator in the domain of Journalism. On this side of the At Iantic it remained for Anne Royal to naIism and the originator of the in terview.'s
 Tn newspaper ofaces Interviewing is now considered a fine art. and the man who can deliver the goods is hailed as a genius But it twas a wo-5 RoyaH was the editor of a papSr in Washington, called The Paul Pry and later The Huntress, during the early days Of the republic John Quincy Adams was president when Anne conceived the Idea of the interview. She wanted to know what the presi- dent proposed to do in a. matter of great popular interest. It occurred to Anne to ask himI
 That would seem to be a simple ex-
 
 ed by a male journalist For news paper reporter or editor to interview the president was thing unheard of. It simply wasn't being done. So, being a woman. Anne Royau deter mined to fling precedent to the winds and interview the president
 All her efforts ended in failure, and it was not until she had received many rebuffs from the presidents at tendants that she hit upon a plan that would do credit to the most en- terprising of yellow interviewers. President Adams was in the habit of taking a nlunge in the Potomac every morning. Anne Royall follow ed him to the secluded spot where he took his swim, and, when the presi- l dent was in nid-stream, took pos- session of his clothes. Calmly seated on a rock, she waited until the pres> Iident returned to shore. When he saw the determined woman he be- came very angry. but Anne Royal re- fused to budge an inch until she got l her interview.
 So, with President Adams standing in the water up to- his shoulders, quite naked. he gave to Anne Roya1 1 the first interview ever granted by 8. president. Anne jotted down his re- marks, and then hastened back to the office, leaving the president to his clothes and his reflections
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