Matthew, Henry Colin Gray, Brian Harrison, and Lawrence Goldman, editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Charlotte Eliza Humphry
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Standard Name: Humphry, Charlotte Eliza
Used Form: Mrs C. E. Humphry
Birth Name: Charlotte Eliza Graham
Pseudonym: Madge
Truth, under the pseudonym Madge: she is considered one of the originators of the women's gossip column. Following the success of her column, she published further journalism, books on etiquette, running a household, and the rules of behaviour in polite society for both women and men, whose roles are sharply separated. Her advice had widespread public appeal.
, a journalist at a time when the field was just opening up to women, began her career with a popular newspaper column aimed at women. This chatty column appeared in the society scandal journal