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Belle R. Harrison (1924)

Belle R. Harrison (1856-1940) was a poet and short story author of the American South,[1] as well as an educator.[2]

Biography

Lucy Belle Richardson was born October 20, 1856, at Camden, Alabama. She was the daughter of Professor Warfield Creath Richardson[3] (1823-1914) and Catherine Cole (Jones) Richardson (1833-1911).[1] Her siblings were Clement (b. 1859) and Ida (b. 1861).[4] She was educated at Stafford school and the Tuscaloosa female college.[1]

Harrison was the author of, Poems, 1898,[1] as well as a collection of negro short stories.[5] She was a Methodist and a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.[1] Harrison served as president of the Kettledrum Club of Tuscaloosa.[6]

On July 21, 1881, she married John Calhoun Harrison, of Tuscaloosa. They resided in that city.[1] Their children were Katie (b. 1882) and Adeline (b. 1888).[4] Belle R. Harrison died in Tuscaloosa, December 4, 1940.[5]

The Belle R. Harrison Literary Society was named in her honor.[7]

Selected works

Poems

  • "Pomp's Defense", The Banner Weekly, 1893[8]
  • "How Many Cats Have We", The Chicago Ledger, 1898[9]

Poetry collections

Short story collections

  • Pomp's People, 1929

References

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