M-W has 1950. OED appeals needed before 1914. Using NewspaperArchive: 15 June, 1877 _Oshkosh(WI) Daily Northwestern_ Page 1?/col 2. <<The amateur Editor and Editrix have fallen into a grave inconsistency in their debate.>> [Evidently a husband/wife team of publishers/editors of a small weekly religious paper.] Sam Clements