Susanne Vandegrift Moore


Susanne Vandegrift Moore was an American editor and publisher. During the period of 1889–97, she was the editor and owner of the weekly, St. Louis Life. She was friends with Kate Chopin.

Early years and education

Susanne Vandegrift Moore born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, May 15, 1848. She was educated in a female seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Career

She taught for several years after graduation in private and public schools. In 1877, she married, and with her husband, moved to St. Louis, Missouri. She became a regular contributor to the St. Louis Spectator and contributed to the woman's department of the New York World. Thrown upon her own resources, she began in 1889 the publication of an illustrated weekly journal, St. Louis Life, of which she was editor and owner. The venture was successful, providing for a comfortable income. She died in 1926 and was buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Florida.

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