1836–1926 · American humorist
Marietta Holley
Marietta Holley was a bestselling American humorist, often compared to Mark Twain in her day, who wrote as "Josiah Allen's Wife"; through her plainspoken heroine Samantha she argued for temperance and women's rights, as in Samantha Among the Brethren.
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About Marietta Holley
Marietta Holley was a bestselling American humorist, often compared to Mark Twain in her day, who wrote as "Josiah Allen's Wife"; through her plainspoken heroine Samantha she argued for temperance and women's rights, as in Samantha Among the Brethren.
- Born
- 1836
- Died
- 1926
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