Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

Letters from family members reveal the depth of their anger, and Clarke's own words illustrate the difficulties of living as the spouse of a scalawag in the Reconstruction South."--BOOK JACKET.

The 39th report, 1862 contains the charter, by-laws, library rules, and list of subscribers and stockholders; the 42d, 1865 and 45th, 1868, List of members; the 46th, 1869, Amended charter; 77th, 1900, List of stockholders with addresses.

This book is the first biography of nineteenth-century magazine editor and reformer Charlotte Smith. Based on years of research, and previously untapped sources, it shows both why she should be remembered and why she was forgotten. Her story is quintessentially American: this daughter of Irish immigrants, despite having only a grade-school education and supporting two children alone, became a force to be reckoned with, first in journalism and then in reform. Her first periodical, the Inland Monthly, was doubly rare: edited by a woman but not a women's magazine; and a profitable venture, bringing a large sum when sold.