Mary Chase Barney

Mary Chase Barney (1785–1872), was an American editor. She was the manager and editor of the magazine National Magazine in Baltimore in 1829–1831. She attracted much attention as a woman participator in the public political debate in the Antebellum South.

Her magazine was a women's magazine about politics, which was unusual in this period, particularly in the Antebellum South. Her position as a newspaper editor was in itself rare in pre-war South, but she was also controversial for her political involvement, as she participated in the public political debate as a supporter of the Whig party against the Democrats.