Eliza Jane Nicholson: First Woman to Publish a Major Newspaper

Eliza Jane Nicholson: First Woman to Publish a Major Newspaper

Posted by on Mar 7, 2024 in Stuff You Should Know, Top Stories | No Comments

Eliza Jane Nicholson was the first woman in the United States to own a major newspaper. Born Eliza Jane Poitevent, she started working in 1870 as the literary editor of the Picayune, a daily newspaper in New Orleans, Louisiana. During this time, New Orleans was the largest city in the South. It was common for […]

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