Sarah Porter Hillhouse

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Sarah Porter Hillhouse (1763—March 26, 1831) was Georgia's, and possibly America's, first woman editor and printer.[1] She has been posthumously inducted into both the Georgia Newspaper Hall of Fame and the Georgia Women of Achievement.

Life[]

In 1786,[1] Sarah joined her husband in moving to Washington, Georgia from Massachusetts.[2]

In 1814, she built her house that is now a historic site in Washington.[1]

Monitor[]

In 1801, Sarah's husband David Hillhouse purchased the town's newspaper, the Washington Gazette, and renamed it the Monitor.[1] When he died just two years later, Sarah took over the role as publisher, making her the first woman publisher in Georgia.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Sarah Porter Hillhouse". Georgia Women of Achievement. Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  2. ^ Phillips, Ulrich B. (July 1911). "The Alexander Letters, 1787-1900, Review". The American Historical Review. 16 (4): 830–832. doi:10.2307/1835729. JSTOR 1835729.
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