Charlotta Bass
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Dr. Andrea Johnson
Women Studies 101
April 19, 2013
Charlotta Bass
Charlotta Bass was born on February 14, 1879 in South Carolina (Socallib.org). She moved to Rhode Island to live with her older brother but immigrated to California for health reasons (Houck and Dixon pg. 148). Soon after arriving, got a job selling newspaper subscriptions and doing odd jobs for the California Owl. A black newspaper founded by John Neimore in 1879 who suddenly got ill and asked her to control the operation of the paper upon his death. She began to serve as a publisher-editor and named to the California Eagle newspaper. It began to take it in a new path by focusing on social and political concerns. Charlotta Bass and her husband Joseph Bass were the editors of their own newspaper until 1951. First black woman to own a newspaper and used to protest against racial issues (Bass, pg. 13).
Although not particular well known, Charlotta Bass was one of many influential African Americans who aided in improving upon today’s world. It was fearless to express her beliefs on right and wrong if she truly believed in. She was especially concerned about better jobs and housing for immigrants and women rights. Charlotta Bass was a journalist, business owner, publisher-editor, and civil rights activist, feminist, and political leader.
Bass used the newspaper to point out racial discrimination and other monstrosity’s abuse against blacks. Charlotta Bass fought for civil rights, women 's rights and the rights of all the oppressed. She battled and expressed great concern for world peace. Since 1912 the newspaper was a weapon used to fight for equality between Negros and white (Socallib.org). The California Eagle who gave voice to the minorities to enjoy freedom as citizens. Bass come across situations of racial discrimination throughout her career and personal life because she wrote about powerful whites socially oppressing blacks (Geanology.org).
She speaks out in favored of the
Dr. Andrea Johnson
Women Studies 101
April 19, 2013
Charlotta Bass
Charlotta Bass was born on February 14, 1879 in South Carolina (Socallib.org). She moved to Rhode Island to live with her older brother but immigrated to California for health reasons (Houck and Dixon pg. 148). Soon after arriving, got a job selling newspaper subscriptions and doing odd jobs for the California Owl. A black newspaper founded by John Neimore in 1879 who suddenly got ill and asked her to control the operation of the paper upon his death. She began to serve as a publisher-editor and named to the California Eagle newspaper. It began to take it in a new path by focusing on social and political concerns. Charlotta Bass and her husband Joseph Bass were the editors of their own newspaper until 1951. First black woman to own a newspaper and used to protest against racial issues (Bass, pg. 13).
Although not particular well known, Charlotta Bass was one of many influential African Americans who aided in improving upon today’s world. It was fearless to express her beliefs on right and wrong if she truly believed in. She was especially concerned about better jobs and housing for immigrants and women rights. Charlotta Bass was a journalist, business owner, publisher-editor, and civil rights activist, feminist, and political leader.
Bass used the newspaper to point out racial discrimination and other monstrosity’s abuse against blacks. Charlotta Bass fought for civil rights, women 's rights and the rights of all the oppressed. She battled and expressed great concern for world peace. Since 1912 the newspaper was a weapon used to fight for equality between Negros and white (Socallib.org). The California Eagle who gave voice to the minorities to enjoy freedom as citizens. Bass come across situations of racial discrimination throughout her career and personal life because she wrote about powerful whites socially oppressing blacks (Geanology.org).
She speaks out in favored of the
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