Emily Thornton Charles, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Emily Thornton Charles

American poet, journalist, suffragist, newspaper founder

Date of Birth: 21-Mar-1845

Place of Birth: Lafayette, Indiana, United States

Date of Death: 25-Apr-1895

Profession: writer, poet, suffragette, journalist, suffragist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Emily Thornton Charles (pen name, Emily Hawthorne; March 21, 1845 - April 25, 1895) was an American poet, journalist, editor, and newspaper founder. She was educated in the schools of Indianapolis, and was married at an early age.
Her husband died in 1869, leaving her with two children to support.
In 1874, she began a successful career as a journalist, at first as correspondent and reporter for various newspapers, and later as editor.
She was associate editor of the book entitled Eminent men of Indiana.
In 1881, she became managing editor of the Washington World and was the founder, manager and editor of the National Veteran at Washington, D.
C.
She was actively identified with the National woman suffrage convention, the National Woman's Press Association, and the Society of American Authors.
Her published writings, under the pseudonym "Emily Hawthorne," include Hawthorne Blossoms (1876); and Lyrical Poems, Songs, Pastorals, War Poems, and Madrigals (1886).
Charles favored woman's suffrage.