Netta Eames

Netta Eames
Eames in 1910
Born	Ninetta Wiley (1852-09-26)September 26, 1852 Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	March 6, 1944(1944-03-06) (aged 91) Alameda County, California, U.S.
Occupation	Editor, short story writer and essayist
Literary movement	Realism, Naturalism
Spouse	Roscoe L. Eames Edward Biron Payne Fred Springer
Relatives	Charmian Kittredge London (niece)

Netta Eames (September 26, 1852 – March 6, 1944) was born Ninetta Wiley, in Wisconsin on September 26, 1852. She is commonly known as Netta. She is best known as a writer and magazine editor in the late 1800s and early 1900s. As the editor of the San Francisco based Overland Monthly magazine (founded by Bret Harte), she became an early proponent of Jack London as a writer. She wrote the 1900 biography and a promotional biography of London in Overland Monthly in 1900, which helped to establish his career.^[1] Later she was his business manager and neighbor.

Netta was the aunt and foster mother of author Charmian Kittredge, whom she raised from the age of six. It was through Netta that London met Charmian, who became his lover and later his second wife. Netta also introduced London to the town of Glen Ellen, where he settled, developed a ranch, and spent his final years.