Elizabeth Mary "Bessie" Beatty (January 27, 1886 – April 6, 1947) was an American journalist, editor, playwright, and radio host.

[1] As a child in Long Beach, she staged a children's show to raise money for the Red Cross, casting her siblings in some of the roles.

[7] Beatty accompanied fellow journalists Rheta Childe Dorr, Albert Rhys Williams, Louise Bryant and John Reed on a trip to Russia in 1917.

[12] From 1940 until her death, she hosted a popular radio show in New York City; her on-air persona was once referred to as "Mrs. Know-it-all" in Time magazine.

Their wire-haired terriers, Biddy and Terry, were frequently mentioned on Miss Beatty's radio program, and even received fan mail.