Cara Reese

Caroline Godwin "Cara" Reese (October 1856 – March 12, 1914), was an American muckraking journalist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who gained fame from covering the 1889 Johnstown Flood in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

Biography Reese was listed in U.S. Census records as "Carrie". Her parents were Abram or Abraham Reese, who was originally from Wales and worked in iron manufacturing, and Mary Godwin Reese, who was originally from England. In addition to Charles Chandler Reese, her brothers included Harry, Arthur, and Stanley. She was a graduate of the Female Institute Department of Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and was the only woman to graduate in the University of Pittsburgh's first class of journalism majors. She was a member of the Baptist Church.