Cissy Patterson

Eleanor, Countess Gizycki
Eleanor "Cissy" Patterson
Born
Elinor Josephine Patterson

(1881-11-07)November 7, 1881
DiedJuly 24, 1948(1948-07-24) (aged 66)
EducationMiss Porter's School
Spouse
Count Josef Gizycki
(m. 1904, divorced)
ChildrenFelicia Leonora Gizycki
Parent(s)Robert Wilson Patterson
Elinor Medill Patterson
RelativesJoseph Medill Patterson (brother)
Joseph Medill (grandfather)

Eleanor Josephine Medill "Cissy" Patterson, Countess Gizycki (November 7, 1881 – July 24, 1948) was an American journalist and newspaper editor, publisher and owner. She was one of the first women to head a major daily newspaper, the Washington Times-Herald in Washington, D.C.