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government for use in the public schools of Kansas。 It is being used by a
large number of womens' clubs。 Many outlines for club work on civic
subjects have come from Miss Arnold's pen。 Her second textbook�察 �`A
History of Kansas��'' the first book printed under the new State Publication
Law�察�has also been adopted by the text´book commission。
Miss Arnold is considered one of the foremost educational leaders of
the state。
Topeka gives us Anna Deming Gray�察�a writer of negro dialect stories�察�
stories for children�察�and some verse。 Elizabeth Barr Arthur�察�has written a
number of books�察�histories of several Kansas counties and some volumes
of poems�察 �`Washburn Ballads。'' Mrs。 Sarah E。 Roby is a writer of both
prose and verse。
A granddaughter�察�Marjory Roby�察�has written a number of stories and
plays。 Eva Bland Black contributes poems and song lyrics to the
magazines。 She served her apprenticeship as reporter and city editor of the
Journal and Evening News of Garnett and as associate editor of the
Concordia ``Magnet。'' Mrs。 Isabel McArthur is a natural poet and song
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writer。
She has published one volume of verse�察 �`Every Body Loves a Lover。''
Her last song�察 �`When The Bloom Is On The Cherry At Sardou'' is widely
sung。 Edna E。 Haywood is author of ``Fifty Common Birds Around the
Capital。''
Mrs。 Mary A。 Cornelius�察�while a resident of Topeka�察�wrote four books�察�
``Little Wolf��'' ``Uncle Nathan's Farm��'' ``The White Flame��'' and ``Why�拭�
A Kansas Girl's Query。'' Another book is ready for publication。 Mrs。 Mary
Worrall Hudson�察�wife of the late General J。 K。 Hudson�察�former editor of
the Topeka Capital�察 �is author of ``Two Little Maids And Their Friends��''
``Esther�察 �The Gentile��'' and many short stories and poems。 Her classic
prose´ poem�此 �`In The Missouri Woods'' is considered her masterpiece。
Mrs。 Sara Josephine Albright�察�formerly of Topeka�察�now of Leavenworth�察�is
a sweet singer of childlife。 Her volume of verse�察 �`With The Children'' is
lullabies and mother´love poems。 A book of stories for children will soon
be ready for publication。
Jessie Lewellyn Call�察 �deceased�察 �the clever and beautiful daughter of
the first Populist governor of Kansas�察�was a well´known essayist and short
story writer。 For many years she was one of the editors of the Chicago
Inter´Ocean。
Lawrence claims Dorothy Canfield Fisher�察�a writer of both fiction and
text´books and many short stories。 She is the author of ``Corneille And
Racine In England��'' ``English Rhetoric And Composition��'' ``What Shall
We Do Now��'' ``Gunhild��'' ``The Squirrel Cage'' and ``The Montessori
Mother。'' Louise C。 Don Carlos has written ``A Battle In The Smoke��'' one
of the best Kansas works on fiction。 She did special work on the Nashville
Tennessee Banner and writes a great deal of magazine verse。
Mrs。 Anna W。 Arnett�察�a Lawrence teacher�察�writes verse and songs。 In
addition�察 �she has issued a primer�察 �the Kansas text´book and a primary
reading chart for which she has a United States patent。 Margaret Lynn�察�one
of the faculty of Kansas University�察 �is a writer of short stories and ``A
Step´Daughter Of The Prairies。''
* * * *
Mrs。 A。 B。 Butler of Manhattan wrote ``The Trial And Condemnation
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of Jesus Christ From a Lawyer's Point of View��'' a novel�察 �`Ad Astra Per
Aspera��'' and much newspaper work。 Mrs。 Elizabeth Champney�察�a former
teacher in the Kansas State Agricultural College�察 �is the author of more
than twenty books and many short stories。 ``Three Vassar Girls Abroad��''
``Witch Winnie Series��'' ``Dames And Daughters of Colonial Days��''
``Romance of French Abbeys��'' Romance of Italian Villas��'' and ``Romance
of Imperial Rome'' are her most popular works。
* * * *
Sadie E。 Lewis�察�Hutchinson�察�is the author of ``Hard Times In Kansas''
and other verse。 Her daughter�察 �Ida Margaret Glazier�察 �is a poet and song
writer。 Mrs Alice McAllily wrote ``Terra´Cotta'' and many other books。
Lillian W。 Hale�察 �Kansas City�察 �is author of verse�察 �short stories�察 �and a
novel。 Another novel will be ready for publication this autumn。
Lois Oldham Henrici�察�a one´time Sabetha and Parsons woman�察�is the
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
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