Jennie Drinkwater Conklin
Jennie Drinkwater Conklin | |
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| Born | Jennie Maria Drinkwater April 14, 1841 Portland, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | April 28, 1900 (aged 59) New Vernon, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Resting place | Hillside Cemetery, Madison, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Language | English |
| Alma mater | Greenleaf Female Institute |
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Nathaniel Conklin
(m. 1880; died 1892) |
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Jennie Maria Conklin (née Drinkwater; pen name, Mrs. Nathaniel Conklin; April 14, 1841 – April 28, 1900) was a 19th-century American author and social activist. While still in her teens, she became known for her stories for children. She wrote books for girls as well as for the religious press. Conklin was the originator of the organization known as the Shut-in Society, which was a bureau of correspondence for disabled women and girls.