Sarah Catherine Fraley Hallowell

Sarah Catherine Fraley Hallowell or Sarah Cresson Fraley Hallowell (1833–1914) was an American journalist. She was editor of The New Century for Women, editor of the Public Ledger in Philadelphia and founder and first president of the New Century Club.

Personal life Sarah Catherine Fraley, born on July 8, 1833, was the daughter of Frederick Fraley, who was the Western Savings Fund president. For 21 years he served as the president of the American Philosophical Society, the second longest serving president behind Benjamin Franklin. Her mother was Jane Chapman Cresson Fraley and her siblings were Elizabeth, Mercy and Joseph.

Hallowell was the second wife of Joshua Longstreth Hallowell,

She was related by marriage to art curator and exhibition organizer Sarah Tyson Hallowell.

She attended the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania

New Century Club The New Century Club was a woman's organization that was established in 1877 to improve the lives of women. It had committees for working women, municipal affairs and self-education. Rather than portraying the opinions of the "radical" viewpoints of some of its members, the Hallowell, its first president, said that they only "whispered... [the] logic of suffrage." As the organization evolved, they moved into social reform.

Public Ledger Hallowell was the associate editor, literary editor, and writer of "Household" for the Public Ledger. She was at the Ledger for 18 years. beginning in 1877.

Published works

Sarah Catherine Fraley Hallowell (contributor).