Elsie Reasoner Ralph

Elsie Reasoner Ralph (April 25, 1878 – April 29, 1913) was an American journalist from Kansas. She was a war correspondent in Cuba, reporting for McClure's magazine. After marriage she began a career as a sculptor in London.

Early life and education Reasoner was born in Osborne, Kansas, the daughter of Calvin Reasoner and Venetia Emeret Shearer Reasoner. Her father was a clergyman, judge, and editor, who served in the Kansas legislature. She was educated in Kansas and Washington, D.C.

Career Reasoner worked at newspapers in Utah, Illinois, and Nebraska. to cover the Spanish–American War for McClure's magazine, under the cover story of being a nursing volunteer with the Red Cross, with papers signed by Clara Barton. She helped in the hospital kitchen

Personal life In 1904, Reasoner married a fellow American, illustrator Lester Ralph, son of journalist Julian Ralph, in New York City. Ralph and her father were both inducted into the Osborne County Hall of Fame in 1996.