Katherine Leckie

She served as publicist for Rosika Schwimmer, was press agent for the Ford peace expedition of 1915–16, and worked for the United States Food Administration during World War I as a news editor.

[3] She was one of the first women reporters with the City News Bureau of Chicago,[4] and wrote about the muckraking work of Ella Reeve Bloor,[5] the hazards of city life for young women,[6] and the murder of Avis Linnell,[7] among other news topics of the day.

In 1915–16, Leckie served as press agent for the Henry Ford Peace Expedition, working closely with Louis P.

[12] The following year, she was recruited as an editor for the United States Food Administration's daily news service.

[13][14] Leckie was a member of Heterodoxy, a feminist debating group based in Greenwich Village;[15] she was also a member of the Woman's Political Union, the Chicago Political Equality League, and the Woman's Press Association.

Katherine Leckie, star newspaper woman and publicity expert, city editor of Food Conservation Section of the Food Administration)
Katherine Leckie, public relations and press manager for the Henry Ford Peace Expedition (1915)