Elsie Reasoner Ralph

Elsie Reasoner Ralph
Elsie Reasoner Ralph, War correspondent, sculptor, (April 25, 1878 – April 29, 1913)
Born
Elsie Reasoner

(1878-04-25)April 25, 1878
Osborne, Kansas, US
DiedApril 29, 1913(1913-04-29) (aged 35)
Lloyd, Florida, US
Other namesElsie Ralph
Occupation(s)War correspondent, sculptor
Years active1898–1913
Known forFirst American female war correspondent

Elsie Reasoner Ralph (April 25, 1878 – April 29, 1913)[1] was an American war correspondent in Cuba[2] and a sculptor.[1]

The first female war correspondent in US history,[3] Ralph travelled to Cuba to cover the Spanish–American War under the cover story of being a nursing volunteer.[4][5][6]

She married Lester Ralph on May 15, 1904, in New York City.[7]

Moving to London, Ralph received the sum of $2,650 for a sculpted sundial, circa 1911.[8]

  1. ^ a b University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011. "'Elsie Reasoner Ralph', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851–1951". Archived from the original on July 3, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Off for Cuba – First Salt Lake girl to go there". The Salt Lake Herald. June 27, 1898. p. 8. Archived from the original on July 13, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  3. ^ "Elsie Reasoner Ralph". askART. Archived from the original on July 14, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  4. ^ Edy, Carolyn M. (November 8, 2018). The Woman War Correspondent, the U.S. Military, and the Press: 1846–1947 (Reprint ed.). Lexington Books. pp. 25–26. ISBN 978-1498539296. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  5. ^ The Graduate Magazine of the University of Kansas. University of Kansas. 1912. p. 270. Archived from the original on March 29, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  6. ^ Carolyn M. Edy (December 13, 2016). The Woman War Correspondent, the U.S. Military, and the Press: 1846–1947. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 138–. ISBN 978-1-4985-3928-9.
  7. ^ "Elsie (Reasoner) Ralph – 1996 Inductee". The Osborne County Hall of Fame. September 12, 2012. Archived from the original on July 3, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  8. ^ "untitled". Philadelphia North American. January 19, 1911.