In 1888, Wisconsin publisher and women’s-rights pioneer Lisle Lester died penniless in New York; her ashes went unclaimed for 138 years and are finally returning home to Fond du Lac
Lester trained women to work as typesetters at a time when the field was largely dominated by men. (Photos: Found SF) For 138 years, the remains of Lisle Lester, a Fond du Lac woman who became known as a journalist, publisher, actress and advocate for women’s rights, remained unclaimed in a New York mortuary. Now,…
