Jane Swisshelm | |
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| Born | Jane Grey Cannon December 6, 1815 |
| Died | July 22, 1884 (aged 68) |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, publisher |
| Known for | Advocacy in favor of women's rights and against slavery |
Jane Grey Cannon Swisshelm (December 6, 1815 – July 22, 1884) was an American Radical Republican journalist, publisher, abolitionist, and women's rights advocate. 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.
- ^ Endress, 1975.