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kansas women in literature(猟僥嶄議唇尾帽溺繁)-及6何蛍

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author of ``Representative Women'' and many good short stories。 

     Laura D。 Congdon�察�a Newton pioneer�察�is a verse and short story writer。 

Mary H。 Finn�察�Sedgwick�察�writes beautiful verse and much prose。 Jennie C。 

Graves�察�Pittsburg�察�writes poetry and moving picture plays。 Mrs。 Johannas 

Bennett�察  �another   Pittsburg   woman�察  �has   written   an   historical   novel�察   �`La 

Belle   San   Antone。''   Florence   L。   Snow�察  �Neosho   Falls�察  �is   an   artistic   and 

finished   writer   of   verse   and   prose。   She   is   the   author   of   ``The   Lamp   of 

Gold。''   Sharlot   M。   Hall�察  �Lincoln�察  �writes   prose   and   verse。   A   volume   of 

poems�察   �`Cactus   And   Pine��''   ``History   of   Arizona��''   ``A   Woman   of   the 

Frontier��''   ``The   Price   of   The   Star''   and   short   stories   are   her   important 

works。 Mrs。 A。 S。  McMillan�察 �Lyons�察�a   poetess�察 �song writer   and   licensed 

preacher�察�writes clever verse�察�much of which has been set to music。 ``Land 

Where   Dreams   Come   True''   is   her   best   known   poem。   Kittie   Skidmore 

Cowen�察      �a  former    Columbus       woman�察     �is  author    of  ``An    Unconditional 

Surrender��''   a   civil   war   story。   ``The   Message   of   Hagar��''   a   study   of   the 

Mormon        question     will  be   in  the   press   soon。    Miss    Mary     E。  Upshaw�察�

McPherson�察�wrote verse at the age of seven and published her first story at 

fifteen。 She has a book in preparation which she expects to publish at an 

early   date。   Jeanette   Scott   Benton�察  �formerly   of   Fort   Scott�察  �writes   short 

stories novelettes�察�and stories for children。 May Belleville Brown of Salina�察�



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has a very clever pen�察�as has�察�also Mrs。 Lulu R。 Fuhr of Meade�察�the author 

of ``Tenderfoot Tales。'' Mrs。 E。 M。 Adams�察�Mound City�察�writes exquisite 

verse   and   in   the   past�察  �had   many   short   stories   to   her   credit。   Mrs。   C。   W。 

Smith�察  �Stockton�察  �writes   both   prose   and   verse。   Cara A。   Thomas   Hoover�察�

formerly   of   Halstead�察  �Harvey   County�察  �now   living   in   Rialto�察  �California�察�

writes   prose   and   beautiful   verse。   Rose   Hartwick   Thorpe�察  �the   author   of 

``Curfew Shall Not Ring To´night��'' was a Kansan in the early sixties。 She 

lived at Wilmington。 

       * * * * 

       Miss Margaret Stevenson�察�Olathe�察�is a writer of books for the blind。 

She has some short stories�察�nature and text´books published。 

       * * * * 

       Lelia   Hardin   Bugg�察  �Wichita�察  �has   written   ``The   Prodigal   Daughter��'' 

``The People of Our Parish��'' and ``Orchids。'' Edna Thacher Russ�察�also of 

Wichita�察�writes short stories and educational articles。 

       * * * * 

       Mrs。 E。 Hamilton Myers�察�Englewood�察�is a dramatic writer and a poet 

of rare talents。 Being a musician�察�much of her verse is used for songs。 

     Mrs。   Myers      contributes   to    the   English    papers。    Her   first  story   was 

published by a magazine which had accepted writings of her mother's。 

       * * * * 

       Other   than   literature   proper�察  �we   have   Mrs。   Lillian   M。   Mitchner�察  �of 

Topeka�察�a scientific writer�察�Mrs。 Lumina C。 R。 Smythe�察�a writer of verse�察�

also   of   Topeka�察  �who   is   co´author   with   her   late   husband   in   the   revised 

``Flora And Check List of Kansas。'' 

       Among   the   clever   newspaper   women   of   the   state   are   Margie   Webb 

Tennal�察�Sabetha�察�Maud C。 Thompson�察�Howard�察�Frances Garside�察�formerly 

of Atchison�察�now with the New York Journal�察�Mrs。 E。 E。 Kelley�察�Toronto�察�

Anna      Carlson�察   �Lindsborg�察     �Mrs。    Mary    Riley�察   �Kansas     City�察  �and   Isabel 

Worrel Ball�察�a Larned woman�察�who bears the distinction of being the only 

woman given a seat in the congressional press gallery。 Grace D。 Brewer�察�

Girard�察�has been a newspaper woman and magazine short story writer for 

ten years。 

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       Among the early Kansas writers are Clarinda Howard Nichols�察�Mrs。 

A。 B。  Bartlett�察 �Lucy  B。 Armstrong�察 �Sarah   Richart�察 �Mrs。  Porter   Sherman�察�

and    Mary   Tenny   Gray�察    �all  of  Wyandotte     and   Mrs。   C。  H。   Cushing    of 

Leavenworth。 

       * * * * 

       Sara T。  D。  Robinson�察 �the   wife of   the   first   governor   of   Kansas�察  �was 

one of the very first women writers of the state。 Her ``Kansas�察�Interior And 

Exterior'' was published in 1856 and went through ten editions up to 1889。 



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                                    INDEX。 



    Adams�察  �Mrs。   E。   M。 Albright�察  �Sara   Josephine Allerton�察  �Ellen   Palmer 

Aplington�察�Kate A。 Armstrong�察�Lucy B。 Arnett�察�Anna W。 Arnold�察�Anna E。 

Arthur�察�Elizabeth Barr 

    Ball�察�Isabel Warrel Bartlett�察�Mrs。 A。 B。 Bellman�察�Bessie May Bennett�察�

Mrs。 Johannas Benton�察�Jeanette Scott Black�察�Eva Bland Brewer�察�Grace D。 

Brown�察�May Bellville Bugg�察�Leila Hardin Butler�察�Mrs。 A。 B。 

    Call�察  �Jessie   Lewellyn    Carlson�察  �Anna    Champney�察     �Elizabeth   Clark�察�

Esther M。 Congdon�察�Laura D。 Cornelius�察�Mary A。 Cowen�察�Kittie Skidmore 

Cushing�察�Mrs。 C。 H。 

    Don Carlos�察�Louise C。 

    Finn�察�Mary H。 Fisher�察�Dorothy Canfield Fuhr�察�Lulu R。 

    Garside�察�Frances Glazier�察�Ida Margaret Graham�察�Effie Graves�察�Jennie 

C。 Gray�察�Anna Deming Gray�察�Mary Tenny 

    Hale�察  �Lillian   W。   Hall�察  �Sharlot   M。   Haywood�察  �Edna   E。   Henrici�察  �Lois 

Oldham Henthorne�察�June Bellman Hoover�察�Cara A。 Thomas Hudson�察�Mary 

Worrell Humphrey�察�Mary Vance 

    January�察�Anna L。 Jarrell�察�Myra Williams Jones�察�Amanda T。 

    Kelley�察�Mrs�察�E。 E。 

    Lewis�察�Sadie E。 Louthan Hattie Horner Lynn�察�Margaret 

    McAllily�察  �Alice   McArthur�察  �Isabel   McCarter�察  �Margaret   Hill     McCoy�察�

Georgiana   Freeman   McMillan�察  �Mrs。 A。   S。   Mitchner�察  �Lillian W。   Murphy�察�

Eva Morley Myers�察�Mrs。 E。 Hamilton 

    Nichols�察�Clarinda Howard 

    Perkins�察�Margaret 

    Richart�察�Sarah 

    Riley�察�Mary Robinson�察�Sara T。 D。 Roby�察�Marjory Roby�察�Sara E。 Russ�察�

Edna Thatcher 

    Sherman�察�Mrs。 Porter Smith�察�Mrs。 C。 W。 Smythe�察�Lumina C。 R。 Snow�察�

Florence     L。  Startzman�察  �Mary    Freeman    Stevenson�察   �Margaret    Stockton�察�

Cornelia M。 

    Tennal�察  �Margie   Webb   Thompson�察  �Maude   C。   Thorpe�察  �Rose   Hartwick 



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Toler�察�Sallie F。 

    Upshaw�察�Mary E。 Vaughn�察�Emma Upton 

    Whitcomb�察�Jessie Wright Wilder�察�Charlotte F。 Wood�察�Emma Tanner 



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