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Jessamyn West | |
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&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Jessamyn_West_photographed_by_Johan_Hagemeyer.jpg) West in 1954 | |
| Born | Mary Jessamyn West July 18, 1902 Vernon, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | February 23, 1984 (aged 81) Napa County, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Spouse | Harry Maxwell McPherson |
| Children | 1; Ann McCarthy Cash |
| Relatives | Richard Nixon (second cousin) |
Mary Jessamyn West (July 18, 1902 – February 23, 1984) was an American author of short stories and novels, notably The Friendly Persuasion (1945).[1] A Quaker from Indiana, she graduated from Fullerton Union High School in 1919[2] and Whittier College in 1923.[1][3] There she helped found the Palmer Society in 1921. She received an honorary Doctor of Letters (Litt.D) degree from Whittier College in 1946.[4] She received the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize in 1975.
- ^ a b "Jessamyn West (American writer)". Britannica Online Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2010-11-29.
- ^ "Wall of Fame Inductees". Fullerton Union High School. p. 8.
- ^ "Author West Dies in Napa." The Sacramento Bee, February 24, 1984.
- ^ "Honorary Degrees". Whittier College. Retrieved 2019-12-06.