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1777

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Born In Hartford, Hannah Bunce Watson became the first woman editor in Connecticut and one of the first in America when her husband died.  As a widow, she inherited the Connecticut Courant (now called the Hartford Courant) and became editor from 1777-1779.  Hannah is a member of the Connecticut Journalism Hall of Fame and the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame.

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Photo, public domain For more information https://connecticuthistory.org/hannah-bunce-watson-one-of-americas-first-female-publishers/ https://www.cwhf.org/inductees/hannah-bunce-watson

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