Journalist. She is remembered as an American journalist, editor, and publisher, who was owner of "The Nation" magazine. Born Mary Frederika "Freda" Kirchwey, she was the daughter of Dr. George Kirchwey, a former warden of the maximum security Sing-Sing Correctional Facility (formerly Ossining Correctional Facility) and later dean of the law school at Columbia University. She was an early feminist and socialist. She graduated from Barnard College in 1915, where, as a student, she would leave classes to join striking garment workers. After graduating, she married Evans Clark, a professor at Princeton University, who would later become director of the Twentieth Century Fund. The couple had three sons but only one lived to adulthood. She began her career at "The Nation" in 1919 as a reporter, and, by 1937, she bought the magazine from investment banker Maurice Wertheim. She would remain owner until 1955, when she sold the magazine to Carey McWilliams in order to concentrate on other causes and issues. With her very liberal politics, she served on the Committee for a Democratic Spain, the League of Women Voters, and the Committee for World Development and World Disarmament, among others.
Journalist. She is remembered as an American journalist, editor, and publisher, who was owner of "The Nation" magazine. Born Mary Frederika "Freda" Kirchwey, she was the daughter of Dr. George Kirchwey, a former warden of the maximum security Sing-Sing Correctional Facility (formerly Ossining Correctional Facility) and later dean of the law school at Columbia University. She was an early feminist and socialist. She graduated from Barnard College in 1915, where, as a student, she would leave classes to join striking garment workers. After graduating, she married Evans Clark, a professor at Princeton University, who would later become director of the Twentieth Century Fund. The couple had three sons but only one lived to adulthood. She began her career at "The Nation" in 1919 as a reporter, and, by 1937, she bought the magazine from investment banker Maurice Wertheim. She would remain owner until 1955, when she sold the magazine to Carey McWilliams in order to concentrate on other causes and issues. With her very liberal politics, she served on the Committee for a Democratic Spain, the League of Women Voters, and the Committee for World Development and World Disarmament, among others.
Bio by: Donna Di Giacomo
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