Edith Willis Linn Forbes

Edith Willis Linn Forbes
"A Woman of the Century"
Born	Edith Willis February 19, 1865 New York City, U.S.
Died	September 29, 1945 (aged 80) Starkey, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, New York, U.S.
Pen name	E. W. L.
Occupation	poet writer
Language	English
Nationality	American
Notable works	Poems
Spouse	Samuel H. Linn ​ ​ (m. 1886; died 1916)​ George Mather Forbes ​ ​ (m. 1918⁠–⁠1934)​
Children	2
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Edith Willis Linn Forbes (née, Willis; after first marriage, Linn; after second marriage, Forbes; pen name, E. W. L.; February 19, 1865 – September 29, 1945) was an American poet and writer. Active in clubs,^[1] she founded the Rochester Poetry Society, and served as president. Forbes contributed to The Christian Register, the Cottage Hearth, the Christian Union, the Boston Transcript, Godey's Lady's Book, Peterson's Magazine, the Kew Moon, the Century, and other prominent periodicals. Forbes published a volume of Poems in 1891. Her poem "Restless Heart Don't Worry So," was translated into French, Russian and German, widely circulated in England and the U.S. and set to music by three different composers.^[2]