Jennette Lee

Jennette Barbour Perry Lee (November 10, 1860 – October 10, 1951) was an American writer and academic. Born in Connecticut, she began to teach at a local school in her teens. She graduated from Smith College in 1886 and soon afterward started teaching English at the collegiate level. Over the course of her career, Lee wrote numerous novels and short stories, many centered on life and characters in New England.