Eva Munson Smith

Eva Munson Smith
Photo from "A Woman of the Century"
Born	Evaline Frances Munson July 12, 1843 Monkton, Vermont, U.S.
Died	November 5, 1915 (aged 72) Jacksonville, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation	composer poet author
Alma mater	Mary Sharp College Rockford Female Seminary
Notable works	Woman in Sacred Song (1885)
Spouse	George Clinton Smith ​ ​ (m. 1869)​
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Eva Munson Smith (née,Munson; also known after marriage as, Mrs. George Clinton Smith; July 12, 1843 – November 5, 1915) was an American composer, poet, and author. She was the author of Woman in Sacred Song (1885), a representative work of what women have done in hymnology. She was the author of a large number of temperance songs and other works, which became very popular. Her poems appeared in Poets of America and other standard works. Her best known productions were "Woodland Warblings", "American Rifle Team March", and "I Will Not Leave You Comfortless".