Catherine Pickens Upson Clark (February 22, 1851
[ – February 18, 1935) was an American writer. She wrote articles for '' Godey's Lady's Book'', '']Atlantic Monthly
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'', ''Christian Herald
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'', and ''Harper's Magazine
''Harper's Magazine'' is a monthly magazine of literature, politics, culture, finance, and the arts. Launched in New York City in June 1850, it is the oldest continuously published monthly magazine in the U.S. (''Scientific American'' is older, b ...
''. She was an editor of the '' Springfield Republican'', ''Good Cheer Magazine
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'', and later the '' New York Evening Post''. She published several books, short stories, and one novel.[
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Biography
She was born in Camden, Alabama[ in 1851 to Edwin Upson and Priscilla Maxwell. She was raised in Charlemont, Massachusetts and she graduated from ]Wheaton Female Seminary
Wheaton College is a private liberal arts college in Norton, Massachusetts. Wheaton was founded in 1834 as a female seminary. The trustees officially changed the name of the Wheaton Female Seminary to Wheaton College in 1912 after receiving a ...
in Norton, Massachusetts in 1869. In 1874 she married Edward Perkins Clark
Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”.
History
The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sax ...
, and they had three sons, Charles Upson Clark, John Kirkland Clark
John Kirkland Clark, Sr. (January 21, 1877 - January 20, 1963) was a New York City assistant district attorney under Charles S. Whitman, the New York County District Attorney. He was appointed to investigate and prosecute cases of corruption. He w ...
and George Maxwell Clark.
Selected works
*''That Mary Ann: the Story of a Country Summer'' (Boston: D. Lothrop Co., 1893, illustrated by M. L. Kirk
Maria Louise Kirk (21 June 1860 – 21 June 1938), usually credited as M. L. Kirk or Maria L. Kirk, was an American painter and illustrator of more than fifty books, most of them for children.
Her notable work includes illustrations for a US edi ...
)[''The Publishers' Weekly'', September 30, 1893, https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=oAMDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA497 p. 497]]
Additional Information
Kate Upson Clark Papers, 1851-1935Sophia Smith Collection
Smith College.
References
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1851 births
1935 deaths
People from Camden, Alabama
People from Charlemont, Massachusetts