Q:Facts: - death place: los angeles , california - known for: * newspaper in the united states first african-american woman to own and operate a - resting place: evergreen cemetery , east los angeles , california - caption: charlotta bass , ca. 1901-1910 - birth name: charlotta amanda spears bass - death cause: cerebral hemorrhage - death date: april 12 , 1969 - spouse: joseph bass - parents: hiram and kate spears - birth date: february 14 , 1874 - name: charlotta bass - nationality: american - image: portrait ca. 1901-1910 -lrb- scl-mss064-0451 ~ 1 -rrb- retouched.jpg of charlotta bass , providence -lrb- -rrb- , - birth place: sumter , south carolina - occupation: american activist educator , newspaper publisher-editor , and civil rights Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of charlotta bass .
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charlotta amanda spears bass -lrb- february 14 , 1874 -- april 12 , 1969 -rrb- was an american educator , newspaper publisher-editor , and civil rights activist .bass was probably the first african-american woman to own and operate a newspaper in the united states ; she published the '' california eagle '' from 1912 until 1951 .in 1952 , bass became the first african-american woman nominated for vice president , as a candidate of the progressive party .