Maria Thompson Daviess

Not to be confused with her grandmother, Maria T. Daviess (1814–1896), an author with the same name.

Maria Thompson Daviess
Davies c. 1911
Born(1872-11-25)November 25, 1872
Harrodsburg, Kentucky
DiedSeptember 3, 1924(1924-09-03) (aged 51)
New York City
OccupationNovelist and artist
NationalityAmerican
EducationWellesley College
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Maria Thompson Daviess (November 28, 1872 – September 3, 1924) was an American artist and feminist author. She is best known for her popular novels written in the early 20th century, with a "Pollyanna" outlook, as well as several short stories, among them, “Miss Selina Sue and the Soap-Box Babies," "Sue Saunders of Saunders Ridge" and "Some Juniors.". Daviess was affiliated with the Equal Suffrage League in Kentucky, being the co-founder and vice-president of the chapter in Nashville and an organizer of the chapter in Madison.

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