Cleghorn, Sarah Norcliffe, 1876-1959
Variant namesAmerican author who wrote poetry, short fiction, novels, essays; interested in many social issues including socialism, pacifism,and working conditions of laborers.
From the description of Letters of Sarah Norcliffe Cleghorn [manuscript], 1915-1938. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647874776
Cleghorn was an author and poet.
From the description of Papers, 1936-1945 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007193
Quaker author, reformer, and pacifist of Manchester, Vermont and Philadelphia, Pa.
Born in Norfolk, Va. in 1876, Sarah Cleghorn spent her early life in Wisconsin and Minnesota. She was educated at a seminary in Vermont, and spent a year at Radcliffe as a special student. Throughout her life she was active in a number of reform movements, viz. peace, anti-vivisection, women suffrage, anti-lynching, prison reform, and opposition to child labor. She joined the Socialist party at the age of 35. At the time of her death, she was a member of Chestnut Hill (Pa.) Monthly Meeting.
From the description of Papers, 1910-1955. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 28141803
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| associatedWith | Adams, Franklin P. (Franklin Pierce), 1881-1960, |
| associatedWith | Balch, Emily Greene, 1867-1961. |
| associatedWith | Bliven, Bruce, 1889-1977 |
| correspondedWith | Braithwaite, William Stanley, 1878-1962 |
| associatedWith | Brookwood College, Katonah, N.Y. |
| associatedWith | Broomell, Anna Pettit |
| associatedWith | Bynner, Witter, 1881-1968 |
| correspondedWith | Century Company |
| correspondedWith | Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935 |
| associatedWith | Dennett, Mary Ware, 1872-1947. |
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Birth 1876
Death 1959
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