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This website is devoted to the study and appreciation of the American author Constance Fenimore Woolson (1840-1894). It is maintained by the Constance Fenimore Woolson Society.

If after exploring here you wish to learn more about Woolson, the Society recommends the following books:

Constance Fenimore Woolson’s Subversive Politics, Victoria Brehm

The Complete Letters of Constance Fenimore Woolson, Sharon L. Dean.

A Private Life of Henry James: Two Women and His Art, Lyndall Gordon

Constance Fenimore Woolson: Portrait of a Lady Novelist, Anne B. Rioux

Constance Fenimore Woolson: The Grief of Artistry, Cheryl Torsney

If you would like to join the members of the Woolson Society and present a paper on her work, there is a detailed bibliography of critical essays here that lists earlier scholarly discussions. Opportunities to present are listed here and Founders’ Prizes for scholarship are described here. We look forward to meeting you!

If you have questions, please email Victoria Brehm at vlb@ladyslipperpress.org or Kathleen Diffley at kathleen-diffley@uiowa.edu. 

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