Eleanor Kirk

Eleanor Ames
Eleanor Ames
	Photograph by John Edwin Phillips, 1892. Courtesy Library of Congress.
Born	Eleanor Maria Easterbrook; October 7, 1831; Warren, Rhode Island, U.S.
Died	June 20, 1908 (aged 76); Weekapaug, Rhode Island, U.S.
Resting place	Warren, Rhode Island
Pen name	Eleanor Kirk
Nickname	"Nellie"
Occupation	businesswoman; writer; publisher;
Language	English
Notable works	Eleanor Kirk's Idea
Spouse	Samuel Smith Child (m. 1849; died 1850); Wilber Fisk Hubbell (m. 1852; died 1854); William G. Ames (m. 1856; died 1871);
Children	Samuell S. Child; Wilbur Fisk Hubbell; Edward Griffin Ames; Joseph Seymour Ames; Mary E. Ames;

Eleanor Ames (née, Easterbrook; after first marriage, Child; after second marriage, Hubbell; after third marriage, Ames; October 7, 1831 – June 20, 1908), better known by her pen name, Eleanor Kirk, was an American author, businesswoman, newspaper publisher, and suffragist. Kirk was a "Mental Scientist" and was interested in astrology. She wrote a number of books and published a magazine entitled Eleanor Kirk's Idea. She was also a regular contributor to The Revolution and Packard's Monthly.