History tried to erase the courageous Arizona journalist, but her remarkable life and work as a publisher is a testament to her courage and her undefeatable spirit.
Laura Nihell became Arizona Territory’s third female newspaper publisher in 1909. Her decision to buy the weekly Jerome Copper Belt led to one of the most sensational cases of a journalist and a paper fighting for justice in territorial history. Courtesy Jana
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