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Sarah C. Hallowell
1833–1914
A pioneering Philadelphia journalist and clubwoman, this 19th-century writer helped shape women’s literary and civic life. She edited influential publications and played a leading role in building spaces for women’s voices to be heard.
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On the Church Steps
by Sarah C. Hallowell
About the author
Born in Philadelphia in 1833, Sarah Catherine Fraley Hallowell was an American journalist, editor, and author whose career was closely tied to the city’s literary culture. She is remembered for editing The New Century for Women and for work with the Public Ledger, as well as for writing fiction and other prose of her own.
Hallowell was also deeply involved in women’s organizing. She helped found the New Century Club of Philadelphia and served as its first president, linking her writing life with a broader commitment to education, culture, and public engagement for women.
She died in 1914, but her work still offers a vivid glimpse of the networks of writers, editors, and reform-minded women who were reshaping American public life in the late 19th century.