Lou Singletary Bedford

Lou Singletary Bedford
"A Woman of the Century"
Born	Lou Singletary April 7, 1837 Feliciana, Kentucky
Died	April 10, 1920[1] Little Rock, Arkansas
Pen name	Lenora
Occupation	author poet editor
Language	English
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Clinton Seminary
Spouse	John Joseph Bedford ​ (m. 1857)​
Children	May Bedford-Eagan
Relatives	Amos Singletary (great-grandfather)

Lou Singletary Bedford (April 7, 1837 – April 10, 1920), pen name Lenora, was an American author and editor. Her poems were published when she was sixteen using a pen name until she married. Later she wrote songs. Bedford contributed periodicals published to many southern States. In El Paso, she filled the position of social and literary editor of the El Paso Sunday Morning Tribune.^[2]