Genevieve May Fox (1888 – October 5, 1959) was an American author, best known for her adventure books for girls that were written in the first half of the twentieth century.
Life
She was born in
Southampton, Massachusetts
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, and studied at
Smith College
Smith College is a Private university, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts Women's colleges in the United States, women's college in Northampton, Massachusetts. It was chartered in 1871 by Sophia Smith (Smith College ...
, graduating in 1911.
[Genevieve Fox Fuller Obituary]
The Lewiston E''Daily Sun'', October 10, 1959 She developed an interest in labour relations and published at least one book on the subject. It was at this time that she appears to have met her future husband, Raymond Garfield Fuller, two years her senior, who was interested in the question of child labour. A journalist and sociologist, he published several papers on the subject and spoke at numerous conferences in the 1930s.
The couple lived at
Eaton Center, New Hampshire, and later in New York City. It was in the thirties and forties that most of Genevieve Fox's fictional works were produced, beginning with ''Mountain Girl'' in 1932, and finishing with ''Bonnie, Island Girl'', which appeared in 1951. Popular in their day, many were translated into other languages.
She died in
Bar Harbor, Maine
Bar Harbor is a resort town on Mount Desert Island in Hancock County, Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population is 5,089. During the summer and fall seasons, it is a popular tourist destination and, until a catastrophic fire i ...
, a year before the passing of her husband. They are both buried in the town's
Ledgelawn Cemetery
Ledgelawn Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Bar Harbor, Maine, United States. Established in 1903, several prominent early business owners, notable summer residents, and other townspeople are buried in the cemetery.
The need for a new cemetery ...
.
Works
Non-fiction
* ''The Industrial Awakening and the Young Women's Christian Association'' (1919), National Board of Young Women's Christian Associations. (See )
* ''When Labor Goes to School: A Story of the Worker's Educational Movement'' (1920), National Board of Young Women's Christian Associations.
* ''Sir
Wilfred Grenfell
Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell (28 February 1865 – 9 October 1940) was a British medical missionary to Newfoundland, who wrote books on his work and other topics. Early life and education
He was born at Parkgate, Cheshire, England, on 28 Febr ...
'' (1942), illustrated by Mary Reardon. Published in German as ''Sonne über Labrador - Leben und Taten eines großen Mannes'' (1949)
* ''Army Surgeon'' (about
William Beaumont
William Beaumont (November 21, 1785 – April 25, 1853) was a surgeon in the U.S. Army who became known as the "Father of Gastric Physiology" following his research on human digestion. , 1944), illustrations by Forrest W. Orr. Little, Brown
Juvenile fiction
* ''Mountain Girl'' (1932)
* ''Mountain Girl Comes Home'' (1934)
* ''Lona of Hollybush Creek'' (1935)
* ''Susan of the Green Mountains'' (1937), Little, Brown & Co., illustrations by Forrest W. Orr.
* ''Border Girl'' (1939), Little, Brown & Co.
* ''Green Treasure'' (1941), Little, Brown & Co. Published in Spanish as El tesoro verde (1945)
* ''Cynthia of Bee Tree Hollow'' (1948), Little, Brown & Co.
* ''Bonnie, Island Girl'' (1951), illustrated by Mary Morton Weissfeld, Little, Brown and Company.
References
External links
* Online Exhibit
"The Industrial Awakening of the YWCA" Smith College (features excerpts from Fox's writings)
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1888 births
1959 deaths
People from Southampton, Massachusetts
American children's writers
Writers from Massachusetts
American women children's writers
Smith College alumni
People from Carroll County, New Hampshire