Elsie Reasoner Ralph | |
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Born | Elsie Reasoner April 25, 1878 Osborne, Kansas, US |
Died | April 29, 1913 Lloyd, Florida, US | (aged 35)
Other names | Elsie Ralph |
Occupation(s) | War correspondent, sculptor |
Years active | 1898–1913 |
Known for | First 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]