Margaret Culkin Banning
Encyclopedia
Margaret Frances Culkin Banning (18 March 1891 - 4 January 1982) was a best-selling American
author of thirty-six novels and an early advocate of women's rights. Banning was born in Buffalo, Minnesota
, the daughter of William E. Culkin, who served in the Minnesota
state senate from 1895 to 1899. She was also the first woman admitted to the Duluth Hall of Fame. She died in 1982, at age 90, in Tryon, North Carolina
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United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
author of thirty-six novels and an early advocate of women's rights. Banning was born in Buffalo, Minnesota
Buffalo, Minnesota
As of the census of 2008, there were 18,141 people, 6,612 households, and 6,313 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,675.8 people per square mile . There were 3,871 housing units at an average density of 642.5 per square mile...
, the daughter of William E. Culkin, who served in the Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
state senate from 1895 to 1899. She was also the first woman admitted to the Duluth Hall of Fame. She died in 1982, at age 90, in Tryon, North Carolina
Tryon, North Carolina
Tryon is a town in Polk County, North Carolina, United States. According to the 2000 Census the population of Tryon was 1,760. The area is a center for equestrian activity and fine arts....
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Selected works
- Country Club People
- The First Woman
- Half Loaves
- A Handmaid of the Lord
- Letters from England, Summer 1942
- Mesabi
- Salud!: A South American Journal
- Spellbinders
- Women for Defense
- The Women of the Family