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]

References

  1. 1 2 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". 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. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Elsie Reasoner Ralph". askART. 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.
  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. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  8. ↑ "untitled". Philadelphia North American. January 19, 1911.


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