Jane grey swisshelm biography of martin

American journalist, publisher, abolitionist, women's rights advocate

Jane Grey Cannon Swisshelm (December 6, 1815 – July 22, 1884) was an American Radical Republican journalist, publisher, abolitionist, and women's rights advocate.

Jane grey swisshelm biography of martin

She was one of America's first female journalists hired by Horace Greeley at his New York Tribune.^[1] She was active as a writer in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and as a publisher and editor in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

While working for the federal government in Washington, D.C., during the administration of President Andrew Johnson, Swisshelm founded her last newspaper, Reconstructionist. Her published criticism of Johnson led to her losing her job and the closing of the paper.

She published her autobiography in 1881.

Early life and education

Swisshelm was born Jane Grey Cannon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., one of several children of Mary (Scott) and Thomas Cannon, both of whom were Presb