Emily Thornton Charles

Emily Thornton Charles
"A Woman of the Century"
Born	Emily Thornton (1845-03-21)March 21, 1845 Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.
Died	April 25, 1895(1895-04-25) (aged 50) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place	Rock Creek Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S.
Pen name	Emily Hawthorne
Occupation	Poet journalist newspaper founder
Language	English
Nationality	American
Notable works	Hawthorne Blossoms (1876) Lyrical Poems, Songs, Pastorals, War Poems, and Madrigals (1886)
Spouse	Daniel B. Charles ​ ​ (m. 1861; died 1869)​
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Emily Thornton Charles (née, Thornton; pen name, Emily Hawthorne; March 21, 1845 – April 25, 1895) was a 19th-century American poet, journalist, editor, and newspaper founder. Married in 1861 and widowed in 1869, she was left with two children to support. In 1874, she began a successful career as a journalist, at first as correspondent and reporter for various newspapers, and later as editor. She was associate editor of the book entitled Eminent men of Indiana. In 1881, she became managing editor of the Washington World and was the founder, manager and editor of the National Veteran at Washington, D.C. She was actively identified with the National woman suffrage convention, the Woman's National Press Association, and the Society of American Authors. Her published writings, under the pseudonym "Emily Hawthorne," include Hawthorne Blossoms (1876); and Lyrical Poems, Songs, Pastorals, War Poems, and Madrigals (1886).^[1] Charles favored woman's suffrage. She died in 1895.