Gougar, Helen Mar Jackson
1843 - 1907

Details
AliasES: Helen Jackson, Helen Mar
Born: 7/18/1843 in Hillsdale County, Michigan
Died: 6/6/1907
Professional Facts
Positions During Her Career:
Taught public school in Lafayette, Indiana (1860-1864)
Editor-in-chief of the Temperance Herald, later known as Our Herald (1881-1885) - editor and owner by 1883
Lectured on temperance and suffrage (1878-1906)
Firsts:
Female journalist of Lafayette, Indiana (1878)
Female member of the Tippecanoe County bar (1895)
Further Research Materials

References:
Helen Mar Jackson Gougar, The Constitutional Rights of the Women of Indiana. Woodbridge, Conn., Research Publications (1977)
Mrs. Gougar's Address Before the Nebraska House, February 20th, 6 (13) The Woman's Tribune 100 (March 9, 1909)
Clara Sewick Colby, Helen M. Gougar, The Woman's Tribune, June 29, 1907, at 1
Mrs. Helen M. Gougar Was Admitted to Practice, Woman's Journal (February 27, 1897)
Susan B. Anthony Is Assailed, Chicago Daily Tribune, June 1, 1894, at 1
N. W. S. A., Washington, D. C., 11 (16) Woman's Exponent 123

Student Papers:
Helen Gougar Biographical Essay
Stowitzky, Renee