Marietta Stanley Case

Marietta Stanley Case
"A Woman of the Century"
Born	Marietta Frances Stanley August 22, 1845 Thompson, Connecticut
Died	21 July 1900 (aged 54) South Manchester, Connecticut
Occupation	poet temperance advocate
Language	English
Nationality	American
Alma mater	East Greenwich Academy
Notable works	"The Waning Century" "Amorpatioe" "Amor Patriæ"
Spouse	Albert Willard Case ​ (m. 1868)​
Children	3

Marietta Stanley Case (née, Stanley; August 22, 1845 – 21 July 1900) was a 19th-century American poet and temperance advocate. Her very best poems were entitled, "The Waning Century" and "Amorpatioe", the latter being written for the Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.), as well as "Amor Patriæ", written for her alma mater. She was one of the Connecticut women authors given creditable mention at the Cotton States and International Exposition (Atlanta, 1895).^[1]