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#fiercefeb
Fanny Fern, pen name for Sara Willis, newspaper writer and feminist, published the novel,Ruth Hall in 1855. When widowed, Ruth was abandoned by monied family members,forced to house her 5 year old with abusive grandparents,earned a pittance through free lance writing,& dined on milk & bread with her 2yr old. Eventually she gains attention& money with her pieces empathizing with the plight of the poor & women.#sheworkshardforthemoney.

(2nd) Today's author spotlight: Fanny Fern, aka. Sara Payson Willis! Born in Portland, Maine, in 1811, she passed away in NYC in 1872. She became staggeringly popular in the latter-half of the 19th and the early 20th centuries as a humorist, novelist, and children's story author. By 1855, she was the country's highest-paid columnist, earning $100 a week from the New York Ledger. #AuthorPotpourri #TheMoreYouKnow