Born: 17 May 1827, United States
Died: 23 December 1899
Country most active: United States
Also known as: Ellen Clementine Doran
The following is republished from New Jersey Women’s History, in line with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Ellen Clementine Howarth (1827-1899) is a notable American poet.
Ellen Clemenentine Howarth was born in Cooperstown, NY, the daughter of a calico-printer. After her marriage in 1845 to an English calico printer, she and her husband settled in Trenton where they struggled to make a living. Howarth helped support the family by caning chairs. Howarth wrote her poems whenever inspiration struck her. She kept a pencil and paper on her at all times in case inspiration came while doing the laundry or other chores. “The Tress of Golden Hair” and other Howarth poems have been set to music by contemporary New Jersey composer Godfrey Schroth.
References:
Howarth, Ellen Clementine. 1864. The wind harp: and other poems. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/6340300
HOWARTH, Ellen Clementine, and R. W. G. 1868. Poems … Second edition. [With preface by R.W.G.]. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/560350651