Helen hooven santmyer biography of abraham lincoln
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Helen Hooven Santmyer
American writer (1895–1986)
Helen Hooven Santmyer (November 25, 1895 – February 21, 1986) was an American writer, educator, and librarian.
Helen hooven santmyer biography of abraham lincoln
She is primarily known for her best-selling epic "...And Ladies of the Club", published when she was in her 80s.[3][4]
Life and career
Early life and education
Santmyer was born on November 25, 1895, in Cincinnati, Ohio, the oldest child of Joseph Wright and Bertha Hooven Santmyer.
Her father had been a medical student in Cincinnati, but in 1900 switched to business and moved to the Hooven family home in Xenia, Ohio, taking a position with the R.A. Kelly Company, a rope manufacturer. Inspired by Louisa May Alcott, Santmyer was determined to become a writer and kept a diary from age 10.
She also derived inspiration from her grandfathers; both were veterans of the American Civil War and would relate stories of their service. She furthermore derived negative inspiration from her mother, who sh