Ella Cheever Thayer
| Ella Cheever Thayer | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 14, 1849 Portland, Maine, United States |
| Died | 1925 (aged 75–76) |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1879–1897 |
| Genres | Fiction |
| Literary movement | Suffragette |
Ella Cheever Thayer (September 14, 1849 – 1925) was a playwright and novelist. A former telegraph operator [1] at the Brunswick Hotel[2] in Boston, Massachusetts, who used her experience on the telegraph as the basis for a book ("Wired Love, A Romance of Dots and Dashes"[3] was a bestseller for 10 years[4]). She was a playwright, writing "The Lords of Creation"[5] in 1883 as a suffragette (her play is reviewed in the book "On to Victory: Propaganda Plays of the Woman's Suffrage Movement" by Bettina Friedl, Published in 1990, ISBN 1-55553-073-7) and it was one of the first suffragette plays.[6] She also wrote "Amber, a Daughter of Bohemia"[7] which was a drama in 5 acts in 1883.
She also wrote short stories for magazines including "The Forgotten Past" in Argosy (magazine) (January, 1897).
She was a resident of Saugus, Massachusetts.[8]
References [edit]
- ^ Jackson, Maggie (December 19, 2004). "Balancing Acts". The Boston Globe.
- ^ Collins, Paul. "Love on a Wire". Uncollected Paul Collins. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
- ^ "Book Reference". Library of Congress Book lists. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
- ^ Jepsen, Thomas C. "Women Telegraphers and the Railroad in Pennsylvania". The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
- ^ wjkennaugh (February 2, 2008). "Wired Love – A Romance of Dots and Dashes – Ella Cheever Thayer". No Link Left Unclicked (Blog). wordpress.com.
- ^ "Suffragist Plays". Answers.com. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
- ^ Library of Congress, Copyright Office (1918). "Dramatic compositions copyrighted in the United States, 1870 to 1916 .. (Volume 1)". Dramatic compositions copyrighted in the United States, 1870 to 1916 .. (Volume 1). p. 10. Unknown parameter
|=ignored (help) - ^ Robinson, E.P. "Sketch of Saugus". The Bay State Monthly.
