Mary Griffith (writer)

Mary Griffith
Born	Mary Corre 1772
Died	1846 (aged 73–74) Red Hook, New York
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	United States
Genre	Utopian fiction
Subject	Agriculture, Social reform

Mary Griffith (1772–1846) was an American writer, horticulturist and scientist. Born Mary Corre, she married John Griffith, a wealthy New York City merchant who died in 1815. After the death of her husband she purchased an estate ("Charlieshope") in Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey. There she performed experiments in horticulture, natural history, economic entomology, the earth sciences, epidemiology, and optics and vision, publishing her results in scientific and literary journals and newspapers. She also published several novels and stories including Camperdown, or News from Our Neighborhood (1836) which included Three Hundred Years Hence, the first known utopian novel by an American woman. Griffith died in Red Hook, Dutchess County, New York in 1846.

Partial bibliography

• Our Neighborhood, or Letters on Horticulture and Natural Phenomena (1831)
• Camperdown, or News from Our Neighborhood (1836)
• Discoveries in Light and Vision (1836)
• The Two Defaulters (1842)
• Three Hundred Years Hence (1950, originally included in Camperdown)

References

• "Women's History Sources: A Guide". Retrieved 2008-04-15. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
• Cox, Robt S. "A Spontaneous Flow: The Geological Contributions of Mary Griffith, 1772–1846 (abstract)" (PDF). Earth Science History. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-15. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
• Suksang, Duangrudi (2000-01-01). "Mary Griffith's Pioneering Vision: Three Hundred Years Hence". Retrieved 2008-04-15. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
• Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 194. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.