Velma Caldwell Melville

Velma Caldwell Melville
"A Woman of the Century"
"A Woman of the Century"
Born(1858-07-01)July 1, 1858
Greenwood, Vernon County, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedAugust 25, 1924(1924-08-25) (aged 66)
Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
OccupationEditor, poet, writer of prose
LanguageEnglish
Notable works"White Dandy"
SpouseJames Melville

Velma Caldwell Melville (née, Caldwell; July 1, 1858 – August 25, 1924) was an American editor, and writer of prose and poetry from Wisconsin. She served as editor of the "Home Circle and Youths' Department" of the Practical Farmer of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as well as for the "Hearth and Home Department" of the Wisconsin Farmer, of Madison, Wisconsin. She was one of the most voluminous writers of her time in Central/Western United States publications.[1] Melville wrote several serials, and her poems and sketches appeared in nearly 100 publications.[2]

  1. ^ Logan 1912, p. 825.
  2. ^ Herringshaw 1892, p. 1166.