Jane T. Worthington

Jane T. Worthington (1821–1847) was a 19th-century American essayist, poet, musician, and linguist from Norfolk, Virginia, associated with Southern U.S. literature. She descended from a distinguished Virginian family and began writing at least by age 14 under a pen name. Her writings, which included numerous essays and poems, appeared almost exclusively in the Southern Literary Messenger. Noted for her graceful style, Worthington won a prize of US$100 for her story, "Life and Love," before her death at the age of 26 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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