The New England Woman's Press Association was founded in 1885. Its history is recorded in History of the New England Woman's Press Association, 1885-1931, Myra B. Lord's 1932 book.
Helen Morton Smith was born in Sullivan Harbor, Maine, on December 12, 1859. After she was educated at a convent in Michigan, Helen returned to Maine and became a teacher. By 1888, Helen was teaching at her own private school in Bar Harbor,…