Julia McNair Wright | |
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| Born | Julia McNair May 1, 1840 Oswego, New York, U.S. |
| Died | September 2, 1903 (aged 63) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (or Fulton, Missouri), U.S. |
| Occupation | author |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse |
William James Wright
(m. 1859) |
Julia McNair Wright (née, McNair; May 1, 1840 – September 2, 1903) was a popular 19th-century American domestic writer.[1] She published numerous temperance and anti-Catholic stories, among which were Almost a Nun; Priest and Nun; The Gospel in the Riviera; The Heir of Athole, Scenes of the Convent; A Wife Hard Won; A Million Too Much; The Complete Home; Bricks from Babel; as well as scientific stories entitled, The Sun and His Family; The Story of Plant Life; The Nature Readers, Seaside and Wayside.[2][3] She was the main author of Ladies' Home Cook Book: A Complete Cook Book and Manual of Household Duties... Compiled by Julia Mac Nair Wright, et al. (532 pages).[4] Wright died in 1903.
- ^ McDannell 1994, p. 159.
- ^ Beach & Rines 1904, p. 1194.
- ^ Herringshaw 1914, p. 784.
- ^ Driver 2008, p. 339.