Describe the contributions of two early Colonial American Women Publishers

Two early colonial publishers, who campaigned for Civil Rights for women were Ida B Smith and Ms Jane Grey Swisshelm.  


Swisshelm's views became public as her writings in the Spirit of Liberty publication in 1844 were made public.  She also continued her writings for women's rights in the Pittsburgh Saturday Visitor.  Swisshelm also penned her writings for the New York Tribune in Washington DC and eventually she became the Senate Press Gallery, under the direction of President Millard Fillmore.


Ida B Smith's legacy started as she began to write about and take a stand against the lynching of her people in the 1890's.  Her career in journalism grew to incorporate her being part owner of the Free Speech and Headlight publication in Memphis, which highlighted the plight of emancipation and racism.  


Ida eventually became a writer for the Negro Press Association in Memphis and proceeded to write a story about three African-American men who had been killed. She traveled to New York, married a lawyer from Chicago, and decided to not return to Memphis, but actively campaigned for the rights of African Americans until she passed away in 1931.