Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart, 1844-1911

Elizabeth Stuart Phelps was an American author and intellectual. Born Mary Gray, she changed her name to Elizabeth Stuart to honor her mother after her death, and began publishing stories, essays, and poems, eventually publishing fifty books and countless articles. Many of her works explore women's interactions in family and community, and the moral dilemmas in a world where women's roles were changing.

From the description of Elizabeth Stuart Phelps letter to F.A. Cox, 1885 May 18. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 54852451

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