Rosa Louise Woodberry

Rosa Louise Woodberry
"A Woman of the Century"
"A Woman of the Century"
BornMarch 11, 1869
Barnwell County, South Carolina, U.S.
DiedJuly 17, 1932(1932-07-17) (aged 63)
Fulton County, Georgia, U.S.
Resting placeBonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Occupation
  • journalist
  • stenographer
  • school founder, principal, educator
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican

Rosa Louise Woodberry (March 11, 1869 – July 17, 1932) was an American journalist, educator, and stenographer. She was the founder and principal of Woodberry Hall,[1] and the first woman to attend the University of Georgia.[2][3]

Her articles and sketches, usually of a philosophic and scientific bent, were frequently seen and quoted in journals North and South. She did a great deal of journalistic work for Georgia dailies, and was for two or three years on the staff of The Augusta Chronicle, and during her vacations at home in the summer, was on the staff of the Savannah Press.[4]

  1. ^ Cook 1931, p. 555.
  2. ^ Garrett 2011, p. 901.
  3. ^ "ROSA WOODBERRY DIES, SOUTHERN EDUCATOR; I Was Founder of Girls' School and First Woman Student at University of Georgia". The New York Times. 20 July 1932. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  4. ^ Cooper 1896, p. 287.