Maud Howe Elliott (November 9, 1854 – March 19, 1948) was an American novelist, most notable for her Pulitzer prize-winning collaboration with her sisters,

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and Florence Hall, on their mother's biography ''The Life of Julia Ward Howe'' (1916). Her other works included ''A Newport Aquarelle'' (1883); ''Phillida'' (1891); ''Mammon'', later published as ''Honor: A Novel'' (1893); ''Roma Beata, Letters from the Eternal City'' (1903); ''The Eleventh Hour in the Life of Julia Ward Howe'' (1911); ''Three Generations'' (1923); ''Lord Byron's Helmet'' (1927); ''John Elliott, The Story of an Artist'' (1930); ''My Cousin, F. Marion Crawford'' (1934); and ''This Was My Newport'' (1944).Maud Howe Elliott
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Biography

Maud Howe was born on November 9, 1854, at the

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in Boston, founded by her father,

Samuel Gridley Howe Samuel Gridley Howe (November 10, 1801 – January 9, 1876) was an American physician, abolitionist, and advocate of education for the blind. He organized and was the first director of the Perkins Institution. In 1824 he had gone to Greece to ...

. Her mother was the author and abolitionist

Julia Ward Howe Julia Ward Howe (; May 27, 1819 – October 17, 1910) was an American author and poet, known for writing the " Battle Hymn of the Republic" and the original 1870 pacifist Mother's Day Proclamation. She was also an advocate for abolitionism ...

. In 1887, she married English artist John Elliott. A socialite, Elliott was one of the founding members of the

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in Palm Beach, Florida She was the honorary president of the organization until her death. After her marriage, she lived in Chicago (1892–93) and Italy (1894-1900/1906-1910), before moving to Newport, where she spent the rest of her life. She was a founding member of the Newport Art Association, and served as its secretary from 1912 to 1942. Howe was also a founder of the Progressive Party and took part in the suffrage movement.Polichetti, Barbara. "Maud Howe Elliott 1854–1948. 'Noted daughter of a famous mother'" in ''Women in R.I. History. Making a Difference''. The Providence Journal Company, 1994. p. 18. She died in 1948 in

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References

Bibliography

* Boyer, Paul S. "Howe, Julia Ward" in ''Notable American Women 1607–1950''. Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1971. 2:225-229. * Grinnell, Nancy Whipple, ''Carrying the Torch. Maud Howe Elliott and the American Renaissance''. University Press of New England, 2014. * Elliott, Maud Howe, ''Three Generations''. Boston, Little, Brown, and Co. 1923.
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External links

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Maud Howe Elliott
Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame web page. 2014-05-21.
Maud Howe Elliott Papers, 1882-1948 Finding Aid
John Hay Library, Brown University. 2014-05-21. The collection includes unpublished manuscripts for Elliott's memoirs "Afternoon Tea" and "Memories of Eighty Years." {{DEFAULTSORT:Elliott, Maud Howe 1854 births 1948 deaths Writers from Boston Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography winners American suffragists American women non-fiction writers Women autobiographers