Cola Barr Craig | |
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Born | Cola Amanda Barr March 17, 1861 |
Died | January 20, 1930 Selma, Alabama, U.S. | (aged 68)
Education | Fair Lawn Institute |
Occupation(s) | Author, clubwoman |
Organization(s) | United Daughters of the Confederacy Memorial Association of Selma United Charities of Selma |
Known for | Short stories, novel, leadership in women's organizations, anti-suffrage activism |
Notable work | Was She: A Novel (1906) |
Spouse |
Benjamin H. Craig
(m. 1885–1930) |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | Col. James Barr Frances (Donnell) Barr |
Relatives | Marshall Jewell (uncle) |
Cola Barr Craig (née, Barr; pen name, Benjamin H. Craig; March 17, 1861 – January 20, 1930) was an author of the American South who wrote short stories and a novel. Also a clubwoman, she served as president of several organizations including the United Daughters of the Confederacy (U.D.C.), the Memorial Association of Selma, Alabama, and United Charities of Selma.