Sarah Porter Hillhouse
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[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- 1763 births
- 1831 deaths
- 19th-century American newspaper publishers (people)
- 19th-century American businesswomen
- 19th-century American businesspeople