Josephine Herbst, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Josephine Herbst

American writer

Date of Birth: 05-Mar-1892

Place of Birth: Sioux City, Iowa, United States

Date of Death: 28-Jan-1969

Profession: writer, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Josephine Herbst (March 5, 1892 – January 28, 1969) was an American writer and journalist, active from 1923 to near the time of her death.
She was a radical with communist leanings, who "incorporate[d] the philosophy of socialism into her fiction" and "aligned herself with the political Left", She wrote "proletarian novels" conceived along the party line, "in Marxist terms" and described as a "subtle blend of art and propaganda."