Mary Bassett Clarke

Mary Bassett Clarke
"A Woman of the Century"
Born	Mary Bassett November 18, 1831 Independence, New York, U.S.
Died	August 2, 1908 (aged 76)
Resting place	Oak Grove Cemetery, Hopkinton, Rhode Island, U.S.
Pen name	Ida Fairfield
Occupation	writer
Language	English
Alma mater	Alfred University
Spouse	William Lewis Clarke ​ ​ (m. 1859)​
Children	Ada John Charles
Parents	John Chandler Bassett Martha (St. John) Bassett

Mary Bassett Clarke (née, Bassett; pen name, Ida Fairfield; November 18, 1831 – August 2, 1908) was an American writer of the long nineteenth century. She was a contributor to The Flag of Our Union, Rural New Yorker, as well as periodicals issued by the Seventh Day Baptists. Autumn Leaves was published in 1894.