Narcissa Chisholm Owen | |
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| Born | Narcissa Clark Chisholm October 3, 1831 |
| Died | July 12, 1911 (aged 79) Guthrie, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Nationality | Cherokee, American |
| Known for | Painting, fingerweaving, tapestry |
| Awards | Louisiana Purchase Exposition Medal |
Narcissa Clark Owen (née Chisholm; October 3, 1831 – July 11, 1911) was a Native American educator, memoirist, and artist of the late 19th and early 20th century. She was the daughter of Old Settler Cherokee Chief Thomas Chisholm, wife of Virginia state senator Robert L. Owen Sr. and mother of U.S. Senator Robert Latham Owen Jr. and Major William Otway Owen.[1] Narcissa Owen is most recognized for her Memoirs written in 1907, where she narrates accounts of her life along with the stories and culture of her Cherokee relatives.[2]
- ^ Starr, Emmet (1921). History of the Cherokee Indians and their legends and folk lore. The Library of Congress. Oklahoma City, Okla., The Warden company. pp. 542.
- ^ Sweet, Julie Anne (2006). "Review of A Cherokee Woman's America: Memoirs of Narcissa Owen, 1831-1907". The North Carolina Historical Review. 83 (1): 111–112. JSTOR 23522944.