The Afro-American press and its editors . led to the highest honor from her race byher efforts to dignify her work, and eminently proveAfro-American journalism to be the peer of any. In closing the life of this honored lady journalist, we couldnot say more of her than The New York Journal does in thefollowing: Victoria Earle has written much; her dialecttid-bits for the Associated Press are much in demand. Shehas ready several stories which will appear in one volume,and is also preparing a series of historical text-books whichwill aim to develop a race pride in our youth. She is amember of the
The Afro-American press and its editors . led to the highest honor from her race byher efforts to dignify her work, and eminently proveAfro-American journalism to be the peer of any. In closing the life of this honored lady journalist, we couldnot say more of her than The New York Journal does in thefollowing: Victoria Earle has written much; her dialecttid-bits for the Associated Press are much in demand. Shehas ready several stories which will appear in one volume,and is also preparing a series of historical text-books whichwill aim to develop a race pride in our youth. She is amember of the Womens National Press Association, and nowriter of the race is kept busier. Miss Lucy Wilmot Smith, Editor Womans DepartmentOur Women and Children Magazine. The enthusiast who writes the history of a life of moderntimes is too apt to paint the virtues of his subject in suchglowing colors, that, on becoming acquainted with the party,we hardly recognize the person as the one this in view, we wish to state the points of Miss. MRS. W. E. MATHEWS. 377 37S THE AFRO-AMERICAN PRESS. Smiths career in journalism, in the light of truth and justiceto herself. She is the daughter of Margaret. Smith, whowelcomed this child upon the arena of life November 16,1861, at Lexington, Ky. Her education was obtained with much difficulty, owing tothe fact that she had nothing upon which to lean for support,save her hard-working mother. She was forced to teachwhen quite young, in 1S77, serving under the Lexington,Ky., school board. However, she graduated from the normaldepartment of the State University in 1SS7. She was, for along time, private secretary to Dr. William J. Simmons, bywhose aid she was introduced to the world of thinkers andwriters in newspaper life. Dr. Simmons himself testifies ofher that she is careful, painstaking, and thoughtfully helpful. She is a prominent member and officer of many of thefemale societies, looking to the advancement of religious truthand action in
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