Cornelia James Cannon

Cornelia James Cannon (November 17, 1876 – December 7, 1969)[1] was a feminist reformer and best-selling author of the novel Red Rust.[2]

Cornelia James Cannon
BornCornelia James
(1876-11-17)November 17, 1876
Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedDecember 7, 1969(1969-12-07) (aged 93)
Franklin, New Hampshire, U.S.
OccupationWriter, social reformer
NationalityAmerican
Alma materRadcliffe College
SpouseWalter Bradford Cannon
ChildrenWilma Cannon Fairbank, Linda Cannon Burgess, Helen Cannon Bond, Marian Cannon Schlesinger

Biography

Cornelia James was raised in Saint Paul, Minnesota and was a graduate of Radcliffe College.[1] She was married to Walter Bradford Cannon, a professor at Harvard University.[3] She was the mother of Marian Cannon Schlesinger, an author and artist.

Cannon was a progressive thinker and an advocate for women's rights, birth control, and public education.[1] She wrote eight novels in total as well as numerous essays on controversial topics such as women's rights, birth control, and immigration policy.[1] Cannon was active with Planned Parenthood, the League of Women Voters, and a local political association in Massachusetts.[4]

In 2011, Maria I. Diedrich published a biography of Cannon, Cornelia James Cannon and the Future American Race, juxtaposing her life and work as a feminist reformer with her beliefs in eugenics in the context of the 1920s and 1930s.[1]

References
  1. Diedrich, Maria I. (2010). Cornelia James Cannon and the Future American Race. University of Massachusetts Press. ISBN 978-1-55849-841-9. LCCN 2010037342.
  2. Coates, Peter (January 9, 2007). American Perceptions of Immigrant and Invasive Species: Strangers on the Land. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-93325-5.
  3. Legg, Heidi (November 19, 2013). "A Centenarian's Advice to Young Women: Figure Out What You Want". The Atlantic. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  4. "Cannon family. - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved January 19, 2023.


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