Clark, Kate Upson, 1851-1935

Editor; Trustee, Wheaton College; Suffragist; Journalist; Poet. Catherine (Kate) Pickens Upson was born in Alabama in 1851, to Edwin Upson and Priscilla Maxwell. She graduated from Wheaton Female Seminary (now Wheaton College), Norton, Mass., in 1869; married Edward P. Clark in 1874 and had three sons. She contributed articles and columns to various publications including Godey's magazine, Atlantic Monthly, Christian Herald, Harper's; was editor of the Springfield (Mass.) Republican, Good Cheer magazine, and eventually the New York Evening Post published several books (mostly children's), short stories, and a novel. Later, Clark resided in New York City, lectured extensively throughout U.S. on popular, cultural, literary, and political subjects including suffrage; was active in the suffrage and temperance movements; founded the Brooklyn's Women's Republican Club; taught courses on lecturing at Columbia University; and was a trustee of Wheaton College from 1907 until her death in 1935.

From the description of Kate Upson Clark Papers, 1893-1935. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 46708635

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