565. Catharine Cole, Louisiana journalist. Louisiana
Studies Conference presentation. Stephen & Bruce give their
presentation about Catharine Cole, one of Louisiana's first
women journalists. Catharine was best known from visiting every
parish in the state at that time, writing articles on each one
that reached every corner of Louisiana and beyond. "Martha
Reinhard Smallwood Field (May 24, 1854 – December 19, 1898),
known as Mattie Field, was an American journalist. She usually
wrote under the pen name Catharine Cole. She was one of the
earliest professional women newspaper reporters in New Orleans,
Louisiana. A champion of women's education and social justice,
she also founded the city's first circulating library and helped
found a number of other civic institutions." Wiki.
Studies Conference presentation. Stephen & Bruce give their
presentation about Catharine Cole, one of Louisiana's first
women journalists. Catharine was best known from visiting every
parish in the state at that time, writing articles on each one
that reached every corner of Louisiana and beyond. "Martha
Reinhard Smallwood Field (May 24, 1854 – December 19, 1898),
known as Mattie Field, was an American journalist. She usually
wrote under the pen name Catharine Cole. She was one of the
earliest professional women newspaper reporters in New Orleans,
Louisiana. A champion of women's education and social justice,
she also founded the city's first circulating library and helped
found a number of other civic institutions." Wiki.
- This week in Louisiana history. March 16, 1806. Norbert
Rillieux, inventor of sugar refining, born 1806-1894.
- This week in New Orleans history. Musician Leon Joseph
Roppolo (nicknamed "Rap") was born on March 16, 1902 in
Lutcher, Louisiana. His family, of Sicilian origin, moved to
Uptown New Orleans about 1912. Young Leon's first instrument
was the violin. He was a fan of the marching bands he heard in
the streets of New Orleans, and learned to play clarinet.
- This week in Louisiana.
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Tennessee Williams and New Orleans Literary Festival
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writer's craft sessions, literary panels, theatre events,
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Shouting Contest kicking it all off on Sunday, March 17! Join
award-winning writers, historians, scholars, journalists,
actors, musicians, and cultural experts for five days of
literary revelry in the lush Bohemia of New Orleans.
- Postcards from Louisiana. John Joyce at the dba.
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