Mary Edwards Bryan
| Mary Edwards Bryan | |
|---|---|
 Mary Edwards Bryan circa 1902 | |
| Born |
May 18, 1846 Lloyd, Florida[1] |
| Died |
June 15, 1913 (aged 67) Clarkston, Georgia[2] |
| Occupation | Writer, editor, novelist |
| Spouse(s) | Iredell E. Bryan (1832–1909) |
| Parent(s) | Major John D. Edwards (1800–1883) and Louisa Crutchfield (Houghton) Edwards (1813–1891)[3] |
Mary Edwards Bryan (May 18, 1846 – June 15, 1913) was an American journalist and author from the Southern United States.
Bryan was born in Lloyd, Florida in 1846 to Major John D. Edwards, a plantation owner, and Louisa Crutchfield (Houghton) Edwards.[3] On January 10, 1854, age 15,[4] she eloped and was married to Iredell E. Bryan.[3] Prior to 1858, she had already had poems and a story published by a small newspaper, and by 1859 became literary editor of the Georgia Literary and Temperance Crusader, where she stayed for about a year.[3][5][6]
After moving to Clarkston, Georgia in 1874 she joined on with the Sunny South as an associate editor and began to publish a number of novels. Manch (1880) and Wild Work (1881) were popular releases.[3]
In 1885, she accepted an editorial position with George Munro in New York City, as associate editor for Fireside Companion and Fashion Bazaar.[3] In 1891, it was reported that she was the "best paid woman editor in New York, her salary being $10,000 a year."[7]
She returned to Georgia around 1895, returned to the Sunny South, and continued to edit and write until her death in 1913.[3][5] She wrote at least 20 novels in all.[8]
Bryan was buried in Indian Creek cemetery in Clarkston next to her husband.[3]
References
- ↑ McCarthy, Kevin M. The Book lover's guide to Florida, p.390-91 (1992) (ISBN 978-1561640126)
- ↑ Bryan, Mary Edwards, American Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide from Colonial Times to the Present (January 2000)
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 James, Edward T. et al., eds. Notable American women, 1607–1950: a biographical dictionary, Vol. I, p. 264-65 (1971)(ISBN 978-0674627345)
- ↑ Mahoney, Caroline S. Great-Grand-Mothers In Atlanta Journalism, National Magazine, Vol. XVII, No. 3, December 1902, p.386-87
- 1 2 Rutherford, Mildred Lewis. The South in history and literature: a hand-book of southern authors, p.242-43 (1906)
- ↑ Davidson, James Wood. The living writers of the South, p.71-76 (1869)
- ↑ (January 2, 1891) Bright Women These, The Day, Retrieved November 11, 2010
- ↑ Louisiana: a guide to the State, p.183 (1945)