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Miriam Leslie (née Folline; after first marriage, Peacock; after second marriage, Squier; after third marriage, Leslie; after fourth marriage, Wilde; claimed title, Baroness de Bazus; June 5, 1836 – September 18, 1914) was an American publisher and author.
Miriam Florence Squier Leslie (também, Miriam Peacock e Miriam Wilde; 5 de junho de 1836 – 18 de setembro de 1914) foi uma editora e autora americana. Ela era a esposa de Frank Leslie e a herdeira de seu negócio editorial, o qual ela transformou em uma empresa lucrativa após um estado de dívidas.
A reporter with the moxie to debate polygamy with Brigham Young on his home turf, an accomplished linguist and translator, Miriam was also an early feminist who bequeathed the bulk of her $2 ...
Author Betsey Prioleau on her new biography 'Diamonds and Deadlines: A Tale of Greed, Deceit, and a Female Tycoon in ...
29 de mar. de 2023 · When Miriam Leslie heard the news, she literally stopped the presses. It had been barely 18 months since she had taken over as head of the Leslie media empire, which included the flagship publication Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, a weekly founded by her husband Frank Leslie in 1855.
American editor, essayist, lecturer, socialite, and, ultimately, suffragist who legally took her husband's full name to save his business empire after his death, and whose celebrity in the U.S. and abroad grew out of both business triumphs and personal scandal. Name variations: Minnie Montez; Miriam Peacock; Miriam Squier; Frank Leslie; Florence M.
The first major biography of the glamorous and scandalous Miriam Leslie—a titan of publishing and an unsung hero of women’s suffrage. A fantastic Gilded Age story that speaks to the important social issues of our time.
