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Eleanor Josephine Medill Schlesinger (Patterson)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
Death: July 24, 1948 (63)
Washington, D.C., United States (Cumulative effects of alcoholism)
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Robert Wilson Patterson and Elinor (Nellie) Patterson
Wife of Elmer Schlesinger
Ex-wife of Joseph Gizycki
Mother of Felicia Leonora Magruder
Sister of Joseph Medill Patterson

Occupation: Editor, Journalist
Managed by: Private User
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About Cissy Patterson

Eleanor Josephine Medill "Cissy" Patterson, Countess Gizycki (1881-1948) was an American journalist and newspaper editor, publisher and owner. Patterson was one of the first women to head a major daily newspaper, the Washington Times-Herald in Washington, D.C. Wikipedia EN

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Cissy Patterson's Timeline

1884
November 7, 1884
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
1905
September 3, 1905
Narvosielica, Ukraine
1948
July 24, 1948
Age 63
Washington, D.C., United States