Roots & Riddles
Spring Valley's Trailblazing Newspaper Woman
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In the late 1860s, when newspaper publishing was largely a man’s world, one remarkable woman was making headlines of her own in Spring Valley, Minnesota.
Her name was Bella French, and she was far more than a newspaper publisher. A poet, author, lecturer, and advocate for women’s rights, French brought her newspaper, The Western Progress, to Spring Valley before embarking on a career that would…