Sarah Porter Hillhouse

Sarah Porter Hillhouse (May 29, 1763—March 26, 1831) was Georgia's, and possibly America's, first woman editor and printer. She has been posthumously inducted into both the Georgia Newspaper Hall of Fame and the Georgia Women of Achievement.

Life Sarah Porter was born on May 29, 1763, in Massachusetts to General Elisha and Sarah Jewett Porter. On October 7, 1781, she married David Hillhouse, a Yale University graduate who was said to have commanded a regiment at the Battles of Lexington and Concord and who fought at the Battles of Saratoga.

In 1786, They moved with David's sister and brother-in-law. David Hillhouse worked a variety of jobs, including setting up a general store, owning land, serving as a local and state official, and contracting troops. He also served as a justice of the peace, judge, and militia officer.