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     After leaving the school room�察�the teacher instinct still strong within 

her�察�she argued if she could teach out of books written by others�察�why not 

out of books of her own�拭�Then followed poems�察�short stories�察�biography�察�

textbooks�察�the editing of Crane Classics�察 �`One Hundred Kansas Women'' 

and miscellanies。 

     In   1902�察   �`Cuddy   and   Other   Folks''   was   written   and   in   1903�察   �`The 

Cottonwood's Story。'' 

     This   same   year�察   �`The   Overflowing   Waters��''   the   story   of   the   1903 



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flood�察�and one of her best bits of heart writing paid for the school books of 

almost a thousand unfortunate children。 ``Cuddy's Baby'' appeared in 1908�察�

followed   the   next   year   with   ``In   Old   Quivera��''   a   thread   of   Coronado 

history。 ``The Price of The Prairies��'' three weeks after publication in the 

fall   of   1910�察  �became   Kansas'   best   seller。   ``The   Peace   of   The   Solomon 

Valley'' came out in 1911 and proved a popular gift book。 ``The Wall of 

Men��'' Mrs。 McCarter's 1912 offering should be one of the required books 

in Kansas schools。 It is authentic history and the close of the story leaves 

every Kansan with a greater respect and love for the state and the heroic 

pioneers who stood as a living wall between Kansas and the slave question。 

1913 gave us the ``Master's Degree��'' considered by many her best work。 

This year we have ``Winning The Wilderness。'' 

     Mrs。 McCarter founded the Club Member and organized the Sorosis�察�

serving as president seven years and two terms as president of the Topeka 

Federation of Women's Clubs。 Baker University�察�at Baldwin�察�Kansas�察�gave 

her an honorary Master's Degree in 1909�察�its semi´ centennial anniversary。 



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          BESSIE MAY BELLMAN。  

   JUNE BELLMAN HENTHORNE。 



       Bessie May Bellman and June Bellman Henthorne�察�her daughter�察�hail 

from Winfield。 They write both prose and verse and Mrs。 Henthorne was a 

reporter for years。 Mrs。 Bellman�察�when a girl�察�lived five years on a cattle 

ranch and to those five lonely years she credits her habit of introspection�察�

meditation and writing。 Much of her poetry and short stories are used in 

platform work。 

    Red Leaves。 

    Red   leaves   Aflame   in   the   air�察  �aflame   in   the   trees。   Blue   streams�察�

smoky hills Gold�察�gold the sunlight spills Red leaves� �

    Dead   Leaves A  swirl   in   the   air´asleep   'neath   the   trees。   Gone   every 

lark and swallow Haunting echoes bid me follow Dead leaves� �Bessie 

May Bellman 

       Mrs。 Henthorne's ``If'' is published in a New York reader。 

    ``If�察  �in   a   bird´heart�察  �beating   'neath   the   gray  There   chants   a   song�察  �no 

matter what the day。 If�察�in a bird´heart happy sunbeams shine�察�Why not in 

mine�拭�

    If�察�in a flower´face�察�beat down by rain�察�The hope of clear skies be in 

spite of pain If�察�in a flower´face a great hope shine�察�Why not in mine��'' 



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                      AMANDA T。 JONES。 



       One of the few Kansas women to have a place in ``Who's Who'' was 

the   late   Amanda   T。   Jones   of   Junction   City。   She   was   one   of   the   most 

prolific poets of Kansas。 

     Her ``Atlantic'' is a story of the rebellion�察   �`Utah and Other  Poems��'' 

``A   Prairie   Idyl��''   ``Flowers   and   a   Weed��''   and   ``Rubaiyat   of   Solomon 

Valley''   are   volumes   of   verse。   Her   prose�此   �`Children's   Stories��''   ``Fairy 

Arrows''      and   ``The    White     Blackbird��''    ``A    Psychic    Autobiography��'' 

published      in  1908�察    �`Man     and   Priest��''  a  story   of  psychic     detection�察�

``Mother of Pioneers��'' and a novel ready for publication�察 �`A Daughter of 

Wall St。'' 

     Miss   Jones   originated   a   working   women's   home   and   patented   many 

inventions�察�mostly household necessities。 

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              CHARLOTTE F。 WILDER。 



       Charlotte Frances Wilder�察�Manhattan�察�has been writing half a century 

and it has won for her a place in Bibliotheque Nationale�察�Paris�察 �`entitled 

to go down to posterity�察�her life´ work preserved as information for future 

generations。''    She    has   written   ``Land    of   The   Rising    Sun��''  ``Sister 

Ridenour's      Sacrifice��''   ``Christmas     Cheer     In   All   Lands��''    ``Easter 

Gladness��''     ``Mission    Ships��''   ``The   Child's    Own    Book''    and   ``The 

Wonderful   Story   of   Jesus。''   Her   essays�察  �alone�察  �would   make   a   volume�察�

original and interesting。 She has written for the press since sixteen years of 

age and has been a Bible teacher forty years。 



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                     ANNA L。 JANUARY。 



       Osawatomie      claims    Anna    L。   January�察  �the   author   of  ``Historic 

Souvenir      of  Osawatomie�察     �Kansas��''    ``John   Brown     Battle   Grounds��'' 

``Calvin Monument��'' and ``Lookout and Park��'' also�察�numerous poems。 

    Mrs。   January   is   a   native   of   Wilmington�察  �Ohio�察  �coming   to   Kansas   in 

1898。 She taught school three years and in 1901 married D。 A。 January of 

Osawatomie。 They have one child�察�a son of four years。 An active worker in 

the Congress of Mothers and interested in temperance and suffrage work�察�

Mrs。 January still finds time to write many short poems。 

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        HATTIE HORNER LOUTHAN。 



       Hattie   Horner   Louthan�察  �a   former   White   Water�察  �Kansas   girl�察  �is   the 

author of five books and many contributions to newspapers and first class 

magazines。 After graduation at the Normal School�察�Emporia�察�in 1883�察�Miss 

Horner engaged in teaching and literary work。 Ten years later�察�she became 

the wife of Overton Earl Louthan�察�who died in 1906。 

     She is editor of the Great Southwest and a member of the staff of the 

Denver Republican。 Her first volume of poems came out in 1885�察�the next 

year�察 �`Some Reasons For Our Choice。'' ``Not At Home��'' a book of travels�察�

was    published    in  1889�察   �`Collection   of  Kansas    Poetry��''  in  1891�察  �and 

``Thoughts Adrift��'' in 1902。 Her work is versatile�察�the rhyme easy flowing 

and strong。 



    GEORGIANA             FREEMAN         McCOY。           MARY       FREEMAN 

STARTZMAN。 

       Georgiana   Freeman   McCoy�察  �Wichita�察  �has   taught   music   in   Kansas 

longer than any other teacher in the state and incidently writes verse。 She 

remodeled      Elizabeth   Browning's     ``A   Drama    of  Exile''  and   wrote   the 

musical setting for Simon Buchhalter�察�the Viennese pianist and composer。 

A   sister�察  �Mary   Freeman   Startzman�察  �while   living   in   Fort   Scott�察  �wrote   a 

volume of poems�察 �`Wild Flowers。'' 

       * * * * 



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              EVA MORLEY MURPHY。 



       Eva Morley Murphy of Goodland�察�recent candidate for Congress�察�is 

author of two books�此 �`The Miracle on the Smoky and Other Stories��'' and 

``Lois Morton's Investment。'' 

     She is a descendant of Nathaniel Perry of Revolutionary fame�察�and of 

Rodger   Williams�察  �an   active   temperance   worker�察  �and   one   of   the   women 

who made equal suffrage possible in Kansas。 

       * * * * 



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                        SALLIE F。 TOLER。 



       Mrs。 Sallie F。 Toler�察�Wichita�察�has written on every subject from pigs 

and   pole   cats   to   patriotism。   She   is   the   author   of   several   plays   and   three 

vaudeville      sketches。     A   comedy�察    �a   racing    romance�察     �`Handicapped��'' 

``Thekla��''   a   play   in   three   acts�察   �`On   Bird's   Island��''   a   four´act   play�察  �and 

``Waking Him Up��'' a farce�察�are played in stock now。 

     Mrs。   Toler   contributes   to   many   papers   and   lectures   on   ``The   Short 

Story'' and ``The Modern Drama。'' 



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                 MARGARET PERKINS。 

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