Shakespeare Society members performing A Midsummer Night's Dream in the woods

Florence Converse (1871–1967) was an American author.

Biography

Florence Converse was born in

New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans
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in 1871. She graduated from

Wellesley College Wellesley College is a private women's liberal arts college in Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1870 by Henry and Pauline Durant as a female seminary, it is a member of the original Seven Sisters Colleges, an unofficial g ...

in 1893 and was a member of the editorial staff of ''

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'' from 1900 to 1908, when she joined the staff of the ''

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''. Converse wrote several novels. These included ''Long Will'', a novel about the

Peasants' Revolt The Peasants' Revolt, also named Wat Tyler's Rebellion or the Great Rising, was a major uprising across large parts of England in 1381. The revolt had various causes, including the socio-economic and political tensions generated by the Black ...

of 1381. She was in a lesbian relationship with

Vida Dutton Scudder Julia Vida Dutton Scudder (1861–1954) was an American educator, writer, and welfare activist in the social gospel movement. Early life She was born in Madurai, India, on December 15, 1861, the only child of David Coit Scudder (of the Scudder ...

and they are buried alongside each other at Newton Cemetery,

Newton, Massachusetts Newton is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is approximately west of downtown Boston. Newton resembles a patchwork of thirteen villages, without a city center. According to the 2020 U.S. Census, the population of Ne ...

Lillian Faderman Lillian Faderman (born July 18, 1940) is an American historian whose books on lesbian history and LGBT history have earned critical praise and awards. ''The New York Times'' named three of her books on its "Notable Books of the Year" list. In addi ...

, ''Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers: A History of Lesbian Life in Twentieth-Century America'', Penguin Books Ltd, 1991, (pp. 23-24).

Bibliography

* ''Diana Victrix'' (1897) * ''The Burden of Christopher'' (1900) * ''Long Will, A Romance'' (1903) * ''The House of Prayer'' (1908) * ''A Masque of Sibyls'' (1910) * ''The Children of Light'' (1912) * ''The Story of Wellesley'' (1915) * ''The Blessed Birthday'' (1917) * ''Garments of Praise'' (1921) * ''Thy Kingdom Come: A Dream for Easter Even'' (1921) * ''Santa Conversazione: An All Saints Miracle'' (1921) * ''The Holy night'' (1922) * ''The Happy Swan'' (1925) * ''Into the Void'' (1926) * ''Sphinx'' (1931) * ''Efficiency Expert'' (1934) * ''Collected poems of Florence Converse'' (1937) * ''The Madman and the Wrecking Crew (Crux Ave, Spes Unica)'' (1939) * ''Wellesley College, a chronicle of the years 1875-1938'' (1939) * ''Prologue to Peace: the Poems of Two Wars'' (1949)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Converse, Florence 1871 births 1967 deaths 19th-century American novelists Writers from New Orleans Wellesley College alumni LGBT people from Louisiana 20th-century American novelists American LGBT novelists American women novelists American women journalists 20th-century American women writers 19th-century American women writers Novelists from Louisiana 20th-century American non-fiction writers American historical novelists Women historical novelists Writers of historical fiction set in the Middle Ages