Grant, Jane C., 1892-1972

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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

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referencedIn Victoria Ocampo papers, 1908-1979. Houghton Library
creatorOf Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. 1921 - 2008. Audio Recordings. 1945 - 1965. AN IMPRESSION OF ALEXANDER WOOLCOTT National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Grant, Jane, 1892-1972. Papers, 1911-1972 University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Stevens, Doris, 1888-1963. Papers, 1884-1983 (inclusive), 1920-1960 (bulk). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Grant, Jane C., 1892-1972. Jane C. Grant papers, 1911-1972. University of Oregon Libraries
referencedIn Grant, Jane, 1892-1972. Papers, 1911-1972 University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives
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associatedWith Buck, Pearl S. (Pearl Sydenstricker), 1892-1973. person
associatedWith Fleischmann, Raoul. person
associatedWith Kitchelt, Florence. person
correspondedWith Lucy Stone League corporateBody
correspondedWith Ocampo, Victoria, 1891- person
associatedWith Pettingill, Amos, 1900-1981. person
associatedWith Ross, Harold Wallace, 1892-1951. person
associatedWith Stevens, Doris, 1888-1963. person
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United States
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Women
Women journalists
Women's rights
World War, 1939-1945
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Birth 1892-05-29

Death 1972-03-16

English

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