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1860 – Jane Addams, Nobel Prize-winning American writer, essayist, suffragist, human rights activist, journalist, sociologist, philosopher, social worker, social critic, peace activist, public administrator, and autobiographer who was a co-founder of both Chicago’s Hull House, one of America’s most famous settlement houses, and the American Civil Liberties Union; she is also considered the creator ofContinue reading “September 6 Writer Birthdays”

1750 – Robert Fergusson, Scottish poet and librettist who died at age 24 but whose career was influential, especially through his impact on poet Robert Burns, and is acclaimed for his vivid and masterly writing. 1764 – Henriette Herz, German writer and translator who was known for holding famous literary salons for prominent intellectuals ofContinue reading “September 5 Writer Birthdays”

1768 – François-René (vicomte de Chateaubriand), French writer, politician, diplomat and historian who initiated the Romantic movement in France and had a notable influence on 19th century French literature. 1848 – Fanny Parnell (born Frances Isabelle Parnell), poet, pamphleteer, and Irish Nationalist who sometimes wrote under the pen name Aleria and was known as theContinue reading “September 4 Writer Birthdays”

1617 – Roshanara Begum, Indian poet and Mughal princess who was the daughter of Emperor Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal; after her brother took the throne, she became the First Lady of the Mughal Empire; today she is best known for the Roshanara Bagh, a pleasure garden located in present-day north Delhi and named inContinue reading “September 3 Writer Birthdays”