Zilfa Estcourt
Zilfa Estcourt | |
|---|---|
 Excerpted from May 1904 news story simultaneously commemorating Phillips' college graduation and post-graduate scholarship. | |
| Born | Zilpha Eugenie Phillips May 3, 1883 Black River Falls, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | December 17, 1959 (aged 76) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Zilfa Phillips |
| Alma mater | Whitworth College, University of Chicago |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 1914–1948 |
| Spouse |
Harry Slocum Estcourt
(m. 1921; died 1937) |
Zilfa Estcourt (born Zilpha Eugenie Phillips, May 3, 1883 – December 17, 1959) was an American newspaper columnist and editor. Described variously as "the dean of west coast woman writers"[3] and as being "to newspapers what Ethel Barrymore is to the stage,"[4] Estcourt was the women's editor at the Tacoma Tribune[5][6] and San Francisco Chronicle.[7]
Early life and career
[edit]On May 3, 1883, Zilpha Eugenie Phillips was born in Black River Falls, Wisconsin, the oldest of four children born to Thomas Henry Phillips and Emma Eugenie Jesse.[8] Sometime between 1991 and 1900, the family relocated to Tacoma, Washington,[9][10] and, in 1904, Pillips received a Bachelor of Art's degree from Whitworth College in Spokane.[11] At that time, she was awarded a scholarship to the University of Chicago,[12] where she earned her master's degree the following year.[13][14]
Death
[edit]On December 17, 1959, Estcourt, whose health had been failing since her retirement in 1949, died in a San Francisco nursing home.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Harry S. Estcourt Weds Society Editor". The Ithaca Journal. July 25, 2021. p. 5
- ^ "Former S.F. Man Succumbs in N.Y.". Oakland Tribune. September 9, 1937. p. 2. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- ^ Greenman, Frances Cranmer (May 23, 1948). "California Letter: Time to Shed Moss, Rolling Stone Finds". Minneapolis Star-Tribune. p. p. 56. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- ^ Pierce, Pat (March 20, 1943). "Operations on the Hill". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. p. 8. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- ^ "Personals". Editor and Publisher. November 10, 1917. p. 22. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ "Change in Perkins Staff at Tacoma". The Washington Newspaper (October 1917), p. 20. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ "Whitworth Reunion". The Tacoma News Tribune. June 20, 1948. p. 35. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ "Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR1P-KVL : 30 January 2020), Zilpha Eugenie Phillips, 1883.
- ^ "Donors to Young People's Fund". Christian Science Journal. August 1891. p. 220. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMPP-S3S : accessed 2 December 2021), Zilfa E Phillips in household of Thomas H Phillips, Precinct 1 Tacoma city Ward 1, Pierce, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 161, sheet 5B, family 91, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,748.
- ^ "Graduates". Whitworth College Catalog. May 1911. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ "Chicago University Honors Tacoma Girl". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. May 11, 1904. p. . Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ "Whitworth Is Again Honored". The Tacoma Ledger. June 11, 1905. p. 4 . Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ a b "Obituaries: Zilfa Estcourt". Oakland Tribune. December 19, 1959. p. 25. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
Further reading
[edit]- "Tacoma Girl Who Gained Distinction". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. May 15, 1904. p. 6
- "Women's Club News". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. May 11, 1913. p. 32
- “Anniversary Sale Items Intensely Interesting to the Thrifty; Better Babies contest Ends Saturday at 4:30”. The Tacoma Times. October 16, 1914. p. 8
- "Washington State Federation of Women's Clubs; Chairmen of Committees". Official Register and Directory of Women's Clubs in America. 1916. p. 210
- "Tacoma Tribune in New Home". The Fourth Estate. December 21, 1918. p. 21
- Phillips, Zilfa (May 8, 1919). "Tacoman Declares Poisoner Insane". The Tacoma News Tribune. p. 1
- Estcourt, Zilfa (September 30, 1923). "Biennial Looms Large on Club Horizon". San Francisco Chronicle. p. 6
- "Divorce Set Aside, Ithacan's Second Marriage Bigamous". The Ithaca Journal. January 22, 1925. p. 5
- "Reno Now Scene of Estcourt Suit". The Tacoma News Tribune. January 27, 1926. p. 1
- Estcourt, Zilfa (April 15, 1926). "As a Woman Thinketh". Los Angeles Daily News. p. 17
- Estcourt, Zilfa (April 19, 1926). "As a Woman Thinketh". Los Angeles Daily News. p. 11
- Estcourt, Zilfa (September 6, 1934). "Ikebana Told to Garden Club; Illustrated talk Given by S.F. Women". Nichi Bei Shinbun. p. 8
- "Estcourt, Well Known Writer, Passes in N. Y.". September 10, 1937.The Chico Enterprise. p. 8
- "Zilfa Estcourt Describes the Press, Its Importance". The Santa Rosa Press Democrat. p. 5
- Estcourt, Zilfa (September 28, 1946). "Earth, Sun, Sea Colors in West Coast Clothes". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 20
- McClure, Kathryn (May 4, 1948). "Zilfa Estcourt Gives Talk on Women in Changing World". The Modesto Bee. p. 6
- "Estcourt Funeral Tomorrow". The San Francisco Examiner. December 21, 1959. p. 35