Emily Gillmore Alden

Emily Gillmore Alden
BornJanuary 21, 1834
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJune 6, 1914
Boston
Pen nameE. G. A.
Occupation
  • author
  • educator
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
PartnerHarriet Newell Haskell
RelativesJohn Alden
Signature

Emily Gillmore Alden (pen name, E. G. A.; January 21, 1834 – June 6, 1914) was an American author and educator. For forty years, Alden was a member of the faculty of Monticello Seminary, and for nearly fifty years, the poet of the school. Alden wrote the commencement day poems for Monticello every year since she entered the institution.[1] Harriet Newell Haskell : a span of sunshine gold was published in 1908 and Poems by Emily Gillmore Alden was published in 1909.

  1. ^ "Former Monticello Seminary Teacher Dies in Boston". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. 7 June 1914. p. 9. Retrieved 11 July 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · View on Wikipedia

Developed by Nelliwinne