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Bess Streeter Aldrich

American author

Bess Streeter Aldrich

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BornBess Genevra Streeter
(1881-02-17)February 17, 1881
Cedar Falls, Iowa
DiedAugust 3, 1954(1954-08-03) (aged 73)
Lincoln, Nebraska
Pen nameMargaret Dean Stephens
OccupationWriter (novelist)
NationalityAmerican
Period20th century
GenreFiction
Notable works"The Woman Who Was Forgotten", Miss Bishop
SpouseCharles Aldrich

Bess Streeter Aldrich (pen name, Margaret Dean Stephens; February 17, 1881 – August 3, 1954) was an American author.

Life and career

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Bess Genevra Streeter was born in Cedar Falls, Iowa. She was the last of the eight children of James Wareham and Mary Wilson Anderson Streeter.[2] Attending high school in Cedar Falls, she was the winner of two magazine fiction-writing contests prior to graduating at age 17.[3] After graduating from Iowa State Normal Sch