Pauline Suing Bloom (January 7, 1883 – March 19, 1940) was an American reporter and feature writer, founder of The Spokane Woman.

Pauline Suing Bloom
Born(1883-01-07)January 7, 1883
DiedMarch 19, 1940(1940-03-19) (aged 57)
Resting placeArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Reporter
  • feature writer
SpouseEdward Jacob Bloom (died 1908)
Children1
Parent(s)Henry B. Suing
Teresa Paschel

Early life edit

Pauline Suing Bloom was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on January 7, 1883, the daughter of Henry B. Suing and Teresa Paschel.[1]

Career edit

For years, Pauline Suing Bloom was a reporter and feature writer for Brooklyn Daily Eagle, New York.[1]

She was the founder of The Spokane Woman, a weekly magazine published in Spokane, Washington and was its editor from 1926 to 1932.[1][2]

She was a member of: Amethyst Club, Business and Professional Women's Club, Soroptimist Club, Women's Republican Club, Thursday Club, American Association of University Women.[1]

Personal life edit

Pauline Suing Bloom born lived in Nebraska and New York and then moved to Washington in 1905 and lived at W. 1225 Eleventh Avenue, Spokane, Washington.[1]

She married Edward Jacob Bloom (born 1882 in Ohio), First Lieutenant of the United States Army, 4th U.S. Infantry, who died in the line of duty in 1908. Edward Jacob Bloom was the son of Jacob Emanuel Bloom (1851-1939) and Emma Cosgrove (1858-1924). Pauline Suing and Edward Bloom had one son, Edward J. Bloom (1908-1992), Lieutenant of United States Navy Reserve and then editor of The Spokane Woman. [1] [3]

She died on March 19, 1940, and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery with her parents-in-law, her husband and her son.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f Binheim, Max; Elvin, Charles A (1928). Women of the West; a series of biographical sketches of living eminent women in the eleven western states of the United States of America. p. 189. Retrieved 8 August 2017.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "Feminine Force Exhibit Honors A Sampling Of The Many Women Who Have Had Great Impact On Spokane History". Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Jacob Emanuel Bloom Major, United States Army". Retrieved 17 August 2017.