Grant, Jane C., 1892-1972

Jane Grant (1892-1972) was the first general assignment reporter at the New York Times. In 1925, with her husband Harold Ross and Raoul Fleishmann, she founded the New Yorker magazine. In 1921, along with Ruth Hale, she founded the Lucy Stone League, an organization dedicated allowing women to preserve maiden names after marriage, as well as other women's rights issues. She and her husband divorced in 1929. In 1939 she married William B. Harris. They later established White Flower Farm, a nursery in Connecticut. She continued to play an active role in the Lucy Stone League for the rest of her life.

From the description of Jane C. Grant papers, 1911-1972. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 137293371