Queen Of Bohemia Predicts Own Death: A Trailblazing Journalist Who Took on New York’s Gilded-Age Injustices

The Friends of Harmony Hall-Jacob Sloat House will celebrate Women’s History Month 2026 with the return of Eve M. Kahn, historian and consummate author on forgotten women authors and artists, on Sunday, March 8, 2026, at 2pm.

Eve will present the subject of her recently published book: Queen of Bohemia Predicts Own Death, the compelling story of trailblazing journalist Zoe Anderson Norris. In this first biography of Norris, independent scholar Eve M. Kahn restores the legacy of her subject with meticulous research and captivating storytelling, bringing Norris’s extraordinary life back into the spotlight.

A prolific writer and editor, Norris chronicled the struggles of Lower East Side

immigrants in her self-published periodical The East Side, often going undercover to report on the harsh realities of tenement life. She documented tragedies such as the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, publicly denounced predatory men, and advised

women to seize control of their destinies. With her bohemian spirit, she led the Ragged Edge Klub, a gathering of artists, writers, and social critics who rejected the status quo.

Norris’s courage came at a personal cost. Her life was marked by tumultuous relationships, family estrangement, and battles against the very injustices she exposed.

In her final issue of The East Side, Norris eerily predicted her own death, an uncanny

premonition that made national headlines before she faded into obscurity. We look forward to you joining us for this gripping portrait of a woman who left behind a powerful legacy in American Journalism, feminist thought, and social justice.

A Q&A and reception to celebrate the publication of Eve’s new book will follow the lecture.

Admission is by reservation only Here.

FOHH Members: $20.00 | Non-Members: $25.00

All event proceeds go towards ongoing critical restoration projects at the 1848

house.