Harriet L. Cramer

Harriet L. Cramer (, Barker; February 14, 1848 – February 7, 1922) was an American journalist. Starting off as a typesetter and proofreader at The Evening Wisconsin, a daily newspaper published in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she went on to become its editor and publisher. Cramer was a benefactor of Marquette University; Cramer Hall is named in her honor. February 14, 1848. Her parents were Charles Granderson Barker and Alice (Doyle) Barker. As a descendant of John Barker (1764–1835), of New York who served in the Revolutionary War, Harriet was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

In New York City, on June 25, 1869, she married William Edward Cramer (1817–1905),

The Cramers resided in Milwaukee's Newhall House Hotel when it caught on fire on January 10, 1883. Harriet carried William to safety.

Cramer was the first woman to be elected to honorary life membership in the Milwaukee Press Club.

Death and legacy Harriet Laura Barker Cramer died in Milwaukee, February 7, 1922.