the ability to recognize what makes a good news story. She died in 1912 and is buried in Decatur Cemetery. Some correspondence related to Battey and her husband forms part of the Robert Battey papers at Emory University. Robert Battey was George Magruder Battey's nephew and ward. References External links 1826 births 1912 deaths American women journalists Writers from Georgia (U.S. state) Journalism teachers Wikipedia articles incorporating text from A Woman of the Century