Humphry (1843–1925), who often worked under the pseudonym "Madge", was a well-known journalist in Victorian-era England who wrote for and about issues relevant to women of the time.
Charlotte Eliza Humphry, née Graham, was born at Omagh, Co. Tyrone, on 12 July 1843, the daughter of Rev.
[1] Her father was the Senior Curate of St Columb's Cathedral and Surrogate of the Diocese of Londonderry; he published a series of essays in opposition to Puseyite tractarianism and died when Charlotte was less than two years old.
Soon Henry Du Pré Labouchère offered her the opportunity to pen a gossip column for women in Truth.
However, by the 1890s the idea of women making a career in journalism was considerably more acceptable than it had been thirty years previously.
[10] Humphry's columns regularly featured advice on domestic management, etiquette and manners, and getting on in English and foreign society.