Anne Drinker | |
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| Born | Anne Drinker 3 December 1827 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | 23 February 1903 (aged 75) Edgemont, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | Rockdale, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Pen name | Edith May |
| Occupation | writer |
| Relatives | Elizabeth Sandwith Drinker |
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Edith May was the pen name of Anne Drinker (3 December 1827 - 23 February 1903), an American writer of verse and other matter for literary journals and magazines.[1][2][3] Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she summered in Montrose[4] where she resided chiefly during most of her life.[2][5] In her early days, she was an esteemed member of society in Philadelphia, New York City, and Washington, D.C.[1] For ten years, she was confined against her will in a state lunatic asylum. Persisting on her behalf, and with the passage of improved legislation, she was released and became a recluse.
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