Louise Malloy (1858-1947)
Louise Malloy was born in Baltimore and educated at the Academy of the Visitation. She was one of the first women to be hired as a journalist for the Baltimore American, where she worked for many years. At the newspaper, she establishing the women’s page, “Facts and Fancies” and covered the local theater scene. Between 1903 and about 1920, she also wrote jokes and verse for the American’s daily humor column, under the pseudonym Josh Wink. Malloy also wrote plays, two of which were staged on Broadway; her most successful play was The Player Maid. She was a member of the Club for the 1894-95 season and again from 1904 to 1910, where her work was very positively received. Malloy also belonged to the Woman’s Club of Roland Park. She was honored by the Baltimore branch of the National League of American Penwomen in 1939 a few years before her death in 1947.
Sources
Agnes Hooper Gottlieb, “Malloy of the American: Baltimore’s Pioneer Woman Journalist.” Maryland Historical Magazine 91.1 (Spring 1996): 29-46.
“Miss Louise Malloy.” Baltimore American, March 2, 1947.
“Catholic Alumnae Will Meet Today: Miss Louise Malloy to Discuss Maryland Writers Before State Chapter.” Baltimore Sun, Feb. 24, 1939
“Miss Malloy Gives Talk.” Baltimore Sun, May 12, 1911.