Converse, Florence (1871-1967)

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The Atlantic Monthly

Jane Addams's Own Story of Her Work: How the Work at Hull-House Has Grown (Third of Three Installments), May 1906

Helena Stuart Dudley to Jane Addams, December 11, 1909

Florence Converse to Jane Addams, March 26, 1921

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Birth Date

1871-04-30

Death Date

1967-02

Birthplace

New Orleans, LA

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Florence Converse was a journalist. She attended Wellesley College, later becoming an editor of the editorial staff of The Churchman. Afterwards, she joined the staff of the Atlantic Monthly. Converse also wrote numerous books, including Diana Victrix, The Children of Light, and Prologue to Peace: the Poems of Two Wars.

Converse was known to be in a romantic relationship with Vida Dutton Scudder. Converse died in 1967.

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Journalist

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DeLora, Renee

Sciancalepore, Victoria

Lichon, Sara Catherine

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Female

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1910

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“Converse, Florence (1871-1967),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed September 12, 2024, http://mail.digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/2681.