Born in 1873 to a wealthy Richmond family, she lived the life  of a Southern belle but rebelled against this lifestyle in her  works.
Born in 1873 to a wealthy Richmond family, she lived the life  of a Southern belle but rebelled against this lifestyle in her  works. While an apprentice to a local writer, she wrote The Voice  of the People, a social history of her home state from 1850 on.  She first gained serious literary attention with 1924's Barren  Ground which was followed by The Sheltered Life, both socio-  histories of Virginia as seen through the eyes of a woman. FTP,  name this American novelist, best known for the Pulitzer Prize  winning In This Our Life and for The Romantic Comedians.
Born in 1873 to a wealthy Richmond family, she lived the life  of a Southern belle but rebelled against this lifestyle in her  works.
Ellen {Glasgow}