Date Original
1919
Description
This speech was written by Adah Roussan, former editor and owner of the "Osceola Times" about her life in the newspaper business.
Biographical/Historical Note
This speech by Adah Roussan was a reminiscence of her forty years in the newspaper business. Adah married Leon Roussan, the editor and owner of the Osceola Times, in 1879. In 1906, Leon died and Adah took over the newspaper, running it until 1918. Adah and Leon fought a thirty-year editorial war to clean up Mississippi County, Arkansas, of whisky and honky-tonks. Adah helped politicians gain office with the support of the Osceola Times. She was a woman of resources and influence. She retired to Hot Springs, Arkansas, in 1918, where she was active in social programs and community affairs until her death in 1927.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.015.005
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Adah Roussan speech "Forty Years in a Printing Office," SMC.015.005
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Adah Roussan speech "Forty Years in a Printing Office," Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
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Disciplines
United States History
