Rose L Vormelker

American librarian; during WWII, she was asked by the federal government to install war and defense information centers in 4,000 libraries across the country.

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Mattie Lou O’Kelley

Mattie Lou O’Kelley began to paint in 1962, at the age of fifty-four. Memory painters like O’Kelley were known for depicting scenes from their earlier lives—usually rural themes reflecting simpler times.

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Marie Emilie Gilchrist

20th century American poet whose poems appeared in numerous periodicals, as well as a researcher for several years and, later, editor for Reader’s Digest.

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Mary Hood

Two-time winner of the Townsend Prize for Fiction whose stories appear in numerous anthologies and textbooks

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