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Bess Streeter Aldrich
American author
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| Born | Bess Genevra Streeter (1881-02-17)February 17, 1881 Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| Died | August 3, 1954(1954-08-03) (aged 73) Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Pen name | Margaret Dean Stephens |
| Occupation | Writer (novelist) |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 20th century |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Notable works | "The Woman Who Was Forgotten", Miss Bishop |
| Spouse | Charles Aldrich |
Bess Streeter Aldrich (pen name, Margaret Dean Stephens; February 17, 1881 – August 3, 1954) was an American author.
Life and career
[edit]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