Lulah Ragsdale

Lulah Ragsdale
"A Woman of the Century"
"A Woman of the Century"
BornTallulah James Ragsdale
February 5, 1861
Lawrence County, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedDecember 26, 1953(1953-12-26) (aged 92)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting placeRose Hill Cemetery, Brookhaven, Mississippi
Occupation
  • poet
  • novelist
  • actor
Alma materWhitworth Female College

Lulah Ragsdale (February 5, 1861 – December 26, 1953) was an American poet, novelist, and actor from the U.S. state of Mississippi. She was one of the state's first women writers.[1] Her novels included The Crime of Philip Guthrie, 1892; A Shadow's Shadow, 1893; Miss Dulcie from Dixie, 1917; Next-Besters, 1920. Her short stories appeared in periodicals such as The Lotus, The Smart Set, The Delineator, Young's Magazine, and Today's Housewife , while Ragsdale's poetry appeared in The Times-Democrat, The Chap-Book , Harper's, Magazine of Poetry, The Boston Arena, and Munsey's Magazine.[2] Along with poetry, she also studied drama, and was a successful actress. Ragasdale also wrote a few plays and screenwrites were picked up for some of her novels, including the 1919 American silent drama film, Miss Dulcie from Dixie. However, it was Ragsdale's novels, written in the 1890s through the 1920s, which earned her a reputation as a writer.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Lula Ragsdale Collection". Lincoln-Lawrence-Franklin Regional Library. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Schertz-1923 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Willard & Livermore 1897, p. 594.
  4. ^ Lloyd 1981, p. 378.