Julia Louisa Dumont (October 1794 – January 2, 1857) was an American educator and writer of prose. Born in Northwest Territory, she resided for 43 years at Vevay, Indiana. She is remembered as the first Hoosier to become known beyond the State through prose. In the group of writers and poets who flourished in the Ohio Valley in its early history, she was one of the chief figures. Her "Life Sketches from Common Paths: A Series of American Tales," published at New York City in 1856, is considered exemplary of the day. [1]