198:. Her historical articles attracted even more attention, and one of these was published by the Somerville Historical Society as its first official issue. As a writer of verse and songs, Galpin won high praise. She was equally fortunate in public speaking. Her prominence in various lines of activity led to invitations to make addresses before women's clubs, historical societies, and various other associations. Her platform work was as carefully prepared as the work from her pen, and her reputation as a speaker was equal to that in literary effort. Her most important addresses in point of honor were before the Suburban Press Association of
500:
190:
for typographical as well as literary excellence. From this, she moved to editorial management, which she combined with promotion of circulation, where her business ability first showed itself. When the proprietor became the treasurer of
Middlesex County, Galpin assumed the management of the business details, while retaining oversight of the circulation schemes and all literary and special features of the paper.
148:, serving as compositor, proof reader, cashier, editor woman's page and assistant manager. Galpin traveled extensively in the United States and Europe, writing books and articles of travel, and lectured much upon this subject. She was the writer of several books and contributed to magazines, both prose and poems. She took a vital interest in hospital, charitable, and educational work, and when the
225:, as a testimonial of their appreciation of her efforts in all lines of work in the city. She was a leader in many philanthropic and progressive civic movements. She won distinction as a writer and as a speaker, in society and in philanthropy, though her energies were largely devoted to the literary and office direction of a prosperous weekly journal.
456:
435:
414:
379:
31:
514:
193:
The "Woman's Page", which she conducted, and which was one of the leading features of the paper, was on as high a level as the work in any of the popular literary weeklies, and would of itself give her distinction in journalism. Her many series of articles on travel, both in the United States and in
213:
Galpin gave her son a liberal and professional education. She had a home on Spring Hill. It was an article from her pen that led to the first meeting of the
Heptorean Club of Somerville, of which she was one of the organizers. She became a charter member, served as treasurer as well as on the Board
189:
She found a job at the compositor's case of the
Somerville paper, where she soon became an expert. Incidentally she held copy, and at her own suggestion, began to edit manuscript, through which editing she first attracted attention. She soon became a proof-reader, and gave the paper its distinction
185:
At
Somerville, on August 25, 1873, at the age of sixteen, she married Henry Wallace Galpin (1819–1875), a well-to-do gentleman, many years her senior. One son, George Henry Galpin (b. September 9, 1874), was born to them. On May 31, 1875, when she was only eighteen, her husband died. Complications
152:
provided for a "planning board" in every city of more than 10,000 people, the mayor of the city named her, with six men, on the
Somerville board—the first woman in the state to occupy such a position. Galpin was a member of the New England Press Association, Authors' Guild of New York, League of
214:
of
Directors, and had much influence in making this one of the leading women's clubs of the country. Galpin was also a charter member of the New England Woman's Press Club, of which she was treasurer for several years.
217:
At the completion of twenty-five years in journalism in one office and under one management, in the fall of 1903, the citizens of
Somerville gave Galpin a reception and dinner at the
194:
Europe, were among the most readable and instructive of their kind in magazine literature. One of the most complete of her series was issued in book form, under the caption
560:
550:
405:
169:, February 6, 1855, or 1856. She was the daughter of Henry Clay Johnson. Her mother's maiden name was Helen Frances Jones. From four years of age she lived in
565:
575:
203:
555:
545:
174:
570:
207:
142:; February 6, 1855 – August 14, 1922) was an American journalist. For twenty-five years Galpin was identified with the
149:
170:
229:
166:
157:); Boston Authors' Club. Professional Woman's Club, and various local organizations. Galpin died in 1922.
62:
45:
540:
535:
399:
218:
144:
424:
466:
445:
389:
519:
504:
154:
309:
307:
186:
in business matters wrecked the estate, and left her dependent upon her own endeavors.
529:
484:
460:
439:
418:
383:
199:
509:
134:
30:
468:
The
Granite Monthly: A Magazine of Literature, History and State Progress
313:
447:
Who's who in
Pennsylvania: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporaries
222:
429:(Public domain ed.). New England Historical Publishing Company.
459:
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
438:
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
417:
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
382:
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
358:
356:
354:
341:
339:
271:
269:
471:. Vol. 46 (Public domain ed.). J. N. McClintock.
294:
292:
290:
288:
286:
284:
391:
Harvard
College Class of 1897 Secretary's Fifth Report
326:
324:
322:
173:, where she was educated at the public schools and
119:
93:
85:
77:
69:
52:
37:
21:
388:Harvard College (1780- ). Class of 1897 (1917).
423:Howe, Julia Ward; Graves, Mary Hannah (1904).
8:
314:Harvard College (1780- ). Class of 1897 1917
404:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
362:
345:
275:
29:
18:
394:(Public domain ed.). Plimpton Press.
561:20th-century American women journalists
551:19th-century American women journalists
450:. Vol. 1 (Public domain ed.).
298:
265:
112: 1873; died 1875)
397:
330:
133:
7:
566:20th-century American women writers
426:Representative Women of New England
165:Nellie Barbara Johnson was born in
576:People from Weathersfield, Vermont
14:
556:20th-century American journalists
546:19th-century American journalists
512:
501:Works by or about Barbara Galpin
483:Galpin, William Freeman (1955).
454:
433:
412:
377:
248:History of Somerville journalism
228:Galpin died August 14, 1922, in
444:Marquis, Albert Nelson (1909).
254:A helpful thought for every day
109:
177:, and under private teachers.
1:
486:The Galpin family in America
208:World's Columbian Exposition
592:
465:McClintock, J. N. (1914).
161:Early years and education
150:Massachusetts Legislature
28:
571:Journalists from Vermont
171:Claremont, New Hampshire
489:. Syracuse University.
363:Howe & Graves 1904
346:Howe & Graves 1904
230:New Haven, Connecticut
167:Weathersfield, Vermont
63:New Haven, Connecticut
46:Weathersfield, Vermont
41:Nelly Barbara Johnson
153:American Pen Women (
99:Henry Wallace Galpin
175:Stevens High School
123:George Henry Galpin
16:American journalist
145:Somerville Journal
127:
126:
583:
522:
520:Biography portal
517:
516:
515:
505:Internet Archive
490:
472:
458:
457:
451:
437:
436:
430:
416:
415:
409:
403:
395:
381:
380:
366:
360:
349:
343:
334:
328:
317:
311:
302:
296:
279:
273:
242:In Foreign Lands
204:Woman's Congress
196:In Foreign Lands
155:Washington, D.C.
137:
113:
111:
59:
43:February 6, 1855
33:
19:
591:
590:
586:
585:
584:
582:
581:
580:
526:
525:
518:
513:
511:
497:
482:
479:
464:
455:
443:
434:
422:
413:
396:
387:
378:
374:
369:
361:
352:
344:
337:
329:
320:
312:
305:
297:
282:
276:McClintock 1914
274:
267:
263:
238:
183:
163:
115:
107:
103:
100:
61:
57:
56:August 14, 1922
44:
42:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
589:
587:
579:
578:
573:
568:
563:
558:
553:
548:
543:
538:
528:
527:
524:
523:
508:
507:
496:
495:External links
493:
492:
491:
478:
475:
474:
473:
452:
431:
410:
373:
370:
368:
367:
365:, p. 355.
350:
348:, p. 354.
335:
318:
316:, p. 106.
303:
301:, p. 392.
280:
278:, p. 393.
264:
262:
259:
258:
257:
251:
245:
237:
236:Selected works
234:
182:
179:
162:
159:
130:Barbara Galpin
125:
124:
121:
117:
116:
105:
101:
98:
97:
95:
91:
90:
87:
83:
82:
79:
75:
74:
71:
67:
66:
60:(aged 67)
54:
50:
49:
39:
35:
34:
26:
25:
23:Barbara Galpin
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
588:
577:
574:
572:
569:
567:
564:
562:
559:
557:
554:
552:
549:
547:
544:
542:
539:
537:
534:
533:
531:
521:
510:
506:
502:
499:
498:
494:
488:
487:
481:
480:
476:
470:
469:
462:
461:public domain
453:
449:
448:
441:
440:public domain
432:
428:
427:
420:
419:public domain
411:
407:
401:
393:
392:
385:
384:public domain
376:
375:
371:
364:
359:
357:
355:
351:
347:
342:
340:
336:
333:, p. 75.
332:
327:
325:
323:
319:
315:
310:
308:
304:
300:
295:
293:
291:
289:
287:
285:
281:
277:
272:
270:
266:
260:
255:
252:
249:
246:
243:
240:
239:
235:
233:
231:
226:
224:
220:
215:
211:
209:
205:
201:
197:
191:
187:
180:
178:
176:
172:
168:
160:
158:
156:
151:
147:
146:
141:
136:
131:
122:
118:
96:
92:
88:
84:
80:
76:
72:
68:
64:
55:
51:
47:
40:
36:
32:
27:
20:
485:
477:Bibliography
467:
446:
425:
390:
299:Marquis 1909
253:
247:
241:
227:
216:
212:
195:
192:
188:
184:
164:
143:
139:
129:
128:
58:(1922-08-14)
541:1922 deaths
536:1855 births
372:Attribution
331:Galpin 1955
200:New England
86:Nationality
530:Categories
261:References
73:journalist
70:Occupation
400:cite book
210:in 1893.
202:and the
120:Children
89:American
78:Language
503:at the
463::
442::
421::
386::
219:Vendome
206:at the
140:Johnson
114:
106:
102:
81:English
256:, 1917
250:, 1901
244:, 1892
223:Boston
181:Career
94:Spouse
65:, U.S.
48:, U.S.
108:(
104:
406:link
53:Died
38:Born
221:in
135:née
532::
402:}}
398:{{
353:^
338:^
321:^
306:^
283:^
268:^
232:.
138:,
110:m.
408:)
132:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
