Unique Exploits of Women Writers - New York World - March 16, 1890

Reportage

The New York World featured four women writers in their Sunday, March 16, 1980 paper.

The reporting was intended for these media types: Newspaper

I-"In the Guise of a Beggar" - E.M.S - New York World | A Young Woman's Nervy Exploit for the Sunday World; The Poor Who Befriend the Poor
March 16, 1890
Journalist goes undercover to exploit the poor.
II-"Trying for the Stage" - Unsigned - New York World | How a Young Woman Finally Became a Chorus Girl; Discharged after One Week
March 16, 1890
A journalist who had wanted to be a dancer her whole life finally landed a job but was let go a week later.
III-"A Woman in the Steerage" - S. J. Stevenson - New York World | What a Young Lady Experienced on the Adriatic - Wretched Food and Quarters
March 16, 1890
S. J. Stevenson observes the conditions in steerage while traveling on the White Star Steamer Adriatic.
IV-"Working for Uncle Sam" - C. S. S. - New York World | The Story of a Woman Clerk in the Pension Office; Like a "Grown-Up" Schoolroom
March 16, 1890
Journalist writes about her experience working in a pension office.