Louise Clappe

For the British information technology pioneer, businesswoman and philanthropist, see Dame Stephanie Shirley.
Louise Clappe
BornLouise Amelia Knapp Clappe
July 28, 1819
New Jersey, United States
Died1906 (aged 86–87)
New Jersey, United States
OccupationWriter
LanguageEnglish
Notable works"Shirley Letters"

Louise Clappe (née, Smith; July 28, 1819 – 1906) was an American writer, best known for her "Shirley Letters." Clappe was born in New Jersey, spent most of her youth and young adult life in Massachusetts, and later moved out West to Quincy, California, in Plumas County with her husband Fayette Clapp. It was out West where she took on the pen name of Dame Shirley and wrote her widely known "Shirley Letters".[1] Louise and Fayette eventually separated, but she remained out West teaching for some time. Louise eventually returned to New Jersey, where she lived out the remainder of her life, dying in 1906.[2] The Quincy town plaza is named after her.

  1. ^ "American Passages: A Literary Survey". Annenberg Learner. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
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