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The National Bee Journal
The ''National Bee Journal'' was a monthly periodical that was published from 1870 to 1874 and which was exclusively devoted to the culture of the honey bee. The first two volumes were published under the titles ''Indianapolis Illustrated Bee Journal'' and ''Indianapolis National Bee Journal''. In November 1873 the printing office of the journal relocated from Indianapolis to Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines, where Ellen Smith Tupper became its editor and proprietor. It therefore became one of the first journals in the field of biology that had a woman as editor in chief. In 1874 the journal ceased publication and it was consolidated with the ''American Bee Journal'', which at the time was the only other existing nationwide periodical on beekeeping in the United States. Editors: *N.C. Mitchell *Ellen Smith Tupper (1873-1874) Corresponding editors: *L.C. Waite *A.J. Pope *Mrs. Thomas Atkinson References {{reflist Magazines established in 1870 Magazines disestablished in 1874 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellen Smith Tupper
Ellen Smith Tupper (April 9, 1822 – March 12, 1888) was an American writer, expert beekeeper and the first female editor of an entomological journal. Early life Ellen Smith was born in Providence, Rhode Island, the daughter of Noah Smith and Hannah Draper Wheaton Smith. Hannah Smith died when Ellen was young, and Ellen was raised in Calais, Maine after 1833. Her maternal uncle was diplomat Henry Wheaton. Career Tupper taught school in her home in Iowa when her children were young, earning money by adding paying students to her children's lessons. She started keeping bees in Iowa by 1860. Shortly before the American Civil War she started to write short articles on her first experiences in beekeeping, which were published in a local newspaper. In 1871, she and Annie Savery started the Italian Bee Company, based in Des Moines, Iowa, to import and sell Italian honey bees in the American midwest. "She attends personally to all shipments of bees, honey, extractors, hives, etc., t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |