Emily Browne Powell
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| Born | Emily Jeannette Browne 1847 Waldo County, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | September 25, 1938 Alameda, California, U.S. |
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Emily Browne Powell (1847-1938) was an American writer. In 1892, she became the second president of the Pacific Coast Women's Press Association.[1]
Early life
[edit]Emily Jeannette Browne was born in 1847,[2] in Waldo County, Maine, of Puritans ancestry.[1] Her father was M. M. Browne and she had a sister, Mrs. George E. Brackett.[3]
Powell wrote her first poem at the age of twelve.[3] At the age of 16, she sent a poem to a Boston literary journal which brought her an invitation to become a regular contributor.[4]
Career
[edit]After several years of experience as a teacher in Belfast, Maine and elsewhere, Powell went to California in 1868, where she continued to work as a teacher.[3]
Powell's work consisted of poems, stories, essays, and letters on the events of the day and appeared in many magazines and newspapers,[4] including the Oakland Tribune, The San Francisco Call, Overland Monthly,[5] as well as Harper's Magazine, [6] The Californian,[7] Peterson's Magazine,[8] and New Peterson Magazine.[9] Her poems were widely copied throughout U.S. magazines.[1] She once received complimentary notice from Horace Greeley for a letter written to the New-York Tribune.[4]
The Pacific Coast Women's Press Association was organized in 1890 with about 200 women, and Powell was chosen to be the assistant recording secretary.[10] In September 1892, Powell succeeded Nellie Blessing Eyster to become the organization's second president.[11] She was a charter member of Oakland, California's Tea Club.[12]
Personal life
[edit]In 1872, she married Jonas (or James) Henry Powell (b. 1847). They had a daughter, Maude.[2]
Emily Browne Powell died on September 25, 1938, in Alameda, California, having lived in that city since 1889.[13]
Selected works
[edit]Books
[edit]- Songs Along the Way, 1900 (text)
In magazines
[edit]- "A Modern Knight. Reminiscences of Generlal M. G. Vallejo". Harper's Magazine, April 1893[6]
- "In Memoriam--Emelie T. Y. Parkhurst, Poem", The Californian, 1892[7]
- "Song", Peterson's Magazine, vol. 83, June 1883[8]
- "Sweetheart", New Peterson Magazine, vol. 76, July 1879[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Mighels, Ella Sterling (1893). "California Writers and Literature". The story of the files; a review of Californian writers and literature. San Francisco: Cooperative Printing Co. p. 391. Retrieved 5 February 2025 – via Internet Archive.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b Daughters of the American Revolution (1924). "Miss Maude Harriet Powell. 73837.". Lineage Book. The Society. p. 303. Retrieved 6 February 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c "Mrs. Emily Browne Powell". The Republican Journal. Belfast, Maine. 5 January 1899. p. 1. Retrieved 6 February 2025 – via Newspapers.com. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c Brown, Clara Spalding (12 March 1893). "The Coast's Women Writers". The Marysville Appeal. p. 3. Retrieved 6 February 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Krebs, Abbie E. (1905). La Cope de Orc (the Cup of Gold); a Collection of California Poems, Sketches and Stories by the Members of the Pacific Coast Women's Press Association, Ed. by Abbie E. Krebs. G. Spaulding. p. 116. Retrieved 6 February 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b "New Publications". The Churchman. 67. George S. Mallory. 1893. Retrieved 6 February 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b Holder, Charles Frederick, ed. (November 1892). "In Memoriam--Emelie T. Y. Parkhurst, Poem". The Californian. 2. Californian Publishing Company: 128. Retrieved 6 February 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b "Contents". Peterson's Magazine. 83. C.J. Peterson. June 1883. Retrieved 6 February 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b "Sweetheart". New Peterson Magazine. 76. C. J. Peterson. July 1879. Retrieved 6 February 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ The West American Scientist. 1892. p. 71. Retrieved 6 February 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "The Coast's Women Writers". The Marysville Appeal. 12 March 1893. p. 3. Retrieved 6 February 2025 – via Newspapers.com. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Birthday Marked". Alameda Times Star. 11 March 1938. p. 5. Retrieved 6 February 2025 – via Newspapers.com. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Obituary for Emily Browne Powell". Alameda Times Star. 26 September 1938. p. 2. Retrieved 6 February 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
