Clarissa Dixon

Clarissa Dixon
Portrait of Dixon c. 1910
Portrait of Dixon c. 1910
Born(1851-11-30)November 30, 1851
Hennepin, Illinois, U.S.
DiedMay 15, 1916(1916-05-15) (aged 64)
Menlo Park, California, U.S.
Occupation
  • Author
  • activist
  • poet
  • teacher
Notable worksJanet and Her Dear Phoebe (1909)
Children2 (including Henry Cowell)

Clarissa Belnap Dixon[a][b] (born Clara Belnap Dixon; November 30, 1851 – May 15, 1916) was an American bohemian, anarchist philosopher, labor activist, feminist and poet who lived at various times in Iowa, New York City, Kansas, and California. She was the mother of avant-garde composer Henry Cowell.


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