Mary Borden

Mary Borden
Mary Borden by Glyn Philpot
Mary Borden by Glyn Philpot
BornMay 15, 1886
Chicago, Illinois
DiedDecember 2, 1968(1968-12-02) (aged 82)
Warfield, Berkshire
OccupationNovelist, poet

Mary Borden (May 15, 1886 – December 2, 1968) (married names: Mary Turner; Mary Spears, Lady Spears; pseud. Bridget Maclagan) was an American-British novelist and poet whose work drew on her experiences as a war nurse. She was the second of the three children of William Borden (d. 1904), who had made a fortune in Colorado silver mining in the late 1870s.[1]

  1. ^ Megan Mckinney. "The Bordens Struck it Rich in Leadville". http://www.classicchicagomagazine.com/the-bordens-struck-it-rich/