Ellen Sturgis Hooper Writer

Ellen Sturgis Hooper (February 17, 1812 – November 3, 1848) was an American poet. A member of the Transcendental Club, she was widely regarded as one of the most gifted poets among the New England Transcendentalists. Her work is occasionally reprinted in anthologies.She was, besides, an acquaintance of William Ellery Channing, Margaret Fuller, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Henry James, Sr..

Personal facts

Birth dateFebruary 17, 1812
Birth nameEllen Sturgis
Birth place
Boston
Date of deathNovember 03, 1848

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Transcendentalism

Ellen Sturgis Hooper on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.fembio.org/english/biography.php/woman/on-this-day?ta=17&mo=02&ye=2009