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| Born | Emily Jeannette Browne 1847 Waldo County, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | September 25, 1938 Alameda, California, U.S. |
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| Spouse | J. H. Powell (m. 1872) |
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Emily Browne Powell (1847-1938) was an American writer. In 1892, she became the second president of the Pacific Coast Women's Press Association. [1]
Emily Jeannette Browne was born in 1847, [2] in Waldo County, Maine, of Puritans ancestry. [1] Her father was M. M. Browne and she had a sister, Mrs. George E. Brackett. [3]
Powell wrote her first poem at the age of twelve. [3] At the age of 16, she sent a poem to a Boston literary journal which brought her an invitation to become a regular contributor. [4]
After several years of experience as a teacher in Belfast, Maine and elsewhere, Powell went to California in 1868, where she continued to work as a teacher. [3]
Powell's work consisted of poems, stories, essays, and letters on the events of the day and appeared in many magazines and newspapers, [4] including the Oakland Tribune , The San Francisco Call , Overland Monthly, [5] as well as Harper's Magazine , [6] The Californian , [7] Peterson's Magazine, [8] and New Peterson Magazine. [9] Her poems were widely copied throughout U.S. magazines. [1] She once received complimentary notice from Horace Greeley for a letter written to the New-York Tribune . [4]
The Pacific Coast Women's Press Association was organized in 1890 with about 200 women, and Powell was chosen to be the assistant recording secretary. [10] In September 1892, Powell succeeded Nellie Blessing Eyster to become the organization's second president. [11] She was a charter member of Oakland, California's Tea Club. [12]
In 1872, she married Jonas (or James) Henry Powell (b. 1847). They had a daughter, Maude. [2]
Emily Browne Powell died on September 25, 1938, in Alameda, California, having lived in that city since 1889. [13]
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