Dorothy Eva Rouse Bottom (May 17, 1896 – December 15, 1990) was an American newspaper editor and civic leader.

[2] He was in the army and the couple lived in the United States and in the Philippines until his resignation in 1930 when they settled in Hampton, Virginia.

[2] Her initial work was to increase coverage of society news and women's organizations, while she herself became more of a civic booster, supporting tourism in Virginia.

[2][1] She retired from editing in 1981, succeeded by her son Raymond Blanton Bottom Jr. as editor of the Daily Press.

[7] Upon her retirement the Virginia General Assembly adopted a resolution honoring her as "a great contributor to the commonwealth.