Title: Raising more hell and fewer dahlias
First published: 2009
Description: This book is the first biography of nineteenth century magazine editor and reformer Charlotte Smith. Based on years of research, and previously untapped sources, it shows both why she should be remembered and why she was forgotten. Her story is quintessentially American: this daughter of Irish immigrants, despite having only a grade school education and supporting two children alone, became a force to be reckoned with, first in journalism and then in reform. Her first periodical, the "Inland Monthly", was doubly rare: edited by a woman but not a women's magazine; and a profitable venture, bringing a large sum when sold.
Subjects: Social action, Women social reformers, Social conditions, History, Biography, Women, Women, united states, social conditions, Women, biography
Places: United States
People: Charlotte Smith (1840-1917)
Time periods: 19th century
LC classification: HQ1413.S63 S73 2009