D. Elisabeth Glassco on Nostr: As the Defender teetered on the brink of folding in its early months, Henrietta, ...

As the Defender teetered on the brink of folding in its early months, Henrietta, Robert’s landlady, came to the rescue. She relocated his newspaper to her apartment's dining room. Slowly, the Defender regained its footing and expanded, outgrowing the dining room. Eventually, it encompassed the entire building at 3159 State Street, serving as its official headquarters for the next 15 years. In 1918, Abbott purchased Henrietta an 8-room brick house.

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