Mary C. Ames
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Mary Clemmer Ames (6 May 1839 -18 August 1884) American
author was born to Abraham Clemmer and Margaret Kneale in Utica, New York
. On 7 May 1851 she married the Rev.
Daniel Ames, from whom she was divorce
d in 1874. Her early newspaper experience was gained on the Springfield, Massachusetts
Republican
, the New York
Press (1865), and the Brooklyn
Daily Union (1869–71).
In 1871 she received $5000 for her work, the largest salary ever paid a newspaper woman up to that time. In later life she moved to Washington, D.C.
, where her home was a literary and social centre, and on 19 June 1883 she married Edmund Hudson, editor of the Army and Navy Register. She became best known for her "Woman's Letter from Washington", contributed for many years to the New York City
Independent.
She wrote both poetry and prose, including novels. Her complete works were published at Boston (four volumes, 1885). Her works include:
United States
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author was born to Abraham Clemmer and Margaret Kneale in Utica, New York
Utica, New York
Utica is a city in and the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 62,235 at the 2010 census, an increase of 2.6% from the 2000 census....
. On 7 May 1851 she married the Rev.
The Reverend
The Reverend is a style most often used as a prefix to the names of Christian clergy and ministers. There are sometimes differences in the way the style is used in different countries and church traditions. The Reverend is correctly called a style but is often and in some dictionaries called a...
Daniel Ames, from whom she was divorce
Divorce
Divorce is the final termination of a marital union, canceling the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage and dissolving the bonds of matrimony between the parties...
d in 1874. Her early newspaper experience was gained on the Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield is the most populous city in Western New England, and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers; the western Westfield River, the eastern Chicopee River, and the eastern...
Republican
Springfield Republican
The Republican is a newspaper based in Springfield, Massachusetts. It is owned by Newhouse Newspapers, a division of Advance Publications. It played important roles in the United States Republican Party's founding, Charles Dow's career, and the invention of the pronoun "Ms."-Beginning:Established...
, the New York
New York City
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Press (1865), and the Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
Daily Union (1869–71).
In 1871 she received $5000 for her work, the largest salary ever paid a newspaper woman up to that time. In later life she moved to Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, where her home was a literary and social centre, and on 19 June 1883 she married Edmund Hudson, editor of the Army and Navy Register. She became best known for her "Woman's Letter from Washington", contributed for many years to the New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
Independent.
She wrote both poetry and prose, including novels. Her complete works were published at Boston (four volumes, 1885). Her works include:
- Victoria (1864)
- Eirene (1870)
- Ten Years in Washington (1871)
- Memorials of Alice and Phœbe CaryAlice CaryAlice Cary was an American poet, and the sister of fellow poet Phoebe Cary .-Biography:Alice Cary was born on April 26, 1820, in Mount Healthy, Ohio near Cincinnati. Her parents lived on a farm bought by Robert Cary in 1813 in what is now North College Hill, Ohio. He called the Clovernook Farm...
(twenty-sixth edition, 1885) - Outlines of Men, Women, and Things (1873)
- His Two Wives (1874)
- Poems of Life and Nature (1886)
Publications
- Hudson, Memorial Biography of Mary C. Ames (Boston, 1886)