Harriet Mabel Spalding
Harriet Mabel Spalding | |
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Photo in A Woman of the Century | |
| Born | January 10, 1862 Gloversville, New York, U.S. |
| Died | August 14, 1935 (aged 73) Schenectady, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | poet, litterateur |
| Language | English |
| Alma mater | Albany Female Academy |
Harriet Mabel Spalding (January 10, 1862 – August 14, 1935) was an American poet and litterateur from New York.[1] She began writing verses at the age of nine and was educated at the Albany Female Academy, where she was a distinguished student. Spalding's work was widely published and copied. She was the author of a volume of poetry.
Early life and education
Harriet Mabel Spalding was born in Gloversville, New York, January 10, 1862. She was the daughter of Rev. N. G. Spalding, a prominent clergyman in the Troy conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Her parents possessed literary talents. Her father was a graduate of Union College, and a brilliant orator. Her mother, Harriet Dorr, was a graduate of Mrs. Willard's Troy Seminary, and an artist of merit.[2] Harriet had three siblings: Dorr Spalding, Dr. Warren Clyde Spalding, and Nathaniel Bull Spalding.[3]
Harriet inherited the talents of both parents. In 1868, the family removed to Schodack Landing, New York. Harriet was carefully and liberally educated.[2] In 1877, she was graduated in the [Albany Female Academy, where she won six gold medals offered by the alumni in various branches of composition.[4]
Career
She began to write verses at the age of nine years. She wrote much and her work was widely copied.[4] Spalding was the author of a volume of poems.[1]
She became well known in the highest circles of art and literature in Albany, New York, Chicago, and New York City.[3]
She died August 14, 1935, in Schenectady, New York, and was buried at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York.
Style and themes
Her sonnets were characterized by a critic as among the finest in the English language. One sonnet in particular, "The Singers", was noted for its power.[5]
References
- ^ a b Herringshaw 1914, p. 875.
- ^ a b Willard & Livermore 1893, p. 671.
- ^ a b Raymond 1907, p. 129.
- ^ a b Willard & Livermore 1893, p. 672.
- ^ "MRS. SUSAN MARR SPALDING.; The Authoritative Author of a Much- Claimed Bit of Verse" (Public domain ed.). The New York Times. 24 August 1894. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
Attribution
- This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Herringshaw (1914). Herringshaw's American Blue-book of Biography: Prominent Americans of ... (Public domain ed.). American Publishers' Association.
- This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Raymond, Andrew Van Vranken (1907). Union University: Its History, Influence, Characteristics and Equipment, with the Lives and Works of Its Founders, Benefactors, Officers, Regents, Faculty, and the Achievements of Its Alumni. Union College, Albany Medical College, Albany Law School, Dudley Observatory, Albany College of Pharmacy (Public domain ed.). Lewis Publishing Company.
- This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Willard, Frances Elizabeth; Livermore, Mary Ashton Rice (1893). A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred-seventy Biographical Sketches Accompanied by Portraits of Leading American Women in All Walks of Life (Public domain ed.). Moulton. ISBN 9780722217139.
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External links
- Works related to Woman of the Century/Harriet Mabel Spalding at Wikisource
- Works by or about Harriet Mabel Spalding at the Internet Archive