Mary Crowell Van Benschoten

Mary Crowell Van Benschoten
"A Woman of the Century"
"A Woman of the Century"
BornMary Crowell
November 18, 1840
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedMarch 29, 1921 (aged 80)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation
  • author
  • clubwoman
  • newspaper publisher
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
SpouseSamuel Van Benschoten
Children2

Mary Crowell Van Benschoten (née, Crowell; November 18, 1840 – March 29, 1921) was an American author and clubwoman. Through her pen, she led an active life, contributing to various papers and publishing a paper herself at one time. She was a charter member of the Illinois Woman's Press Association.[1]

  1. ^ Benschoten, William Henry Van (1907). Concerning the Van Bunschoten Or Van Benschoten Family in America: A Genealogy and Brief History ... (Public domain ed.). A. V. Haight Company. p. 359. Retrieved 23 December 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.