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Fannie Hurst

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American novelist (1889-1968)

United StatesWritersLived 1889 to 1968 · aged 78
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Fannie Hurst was an American novelist and short-story writer whose works were highly popular during the post-World War I era. Her work combined sentimental, romantic themes with social issues of the day, such as women's rights and race relations.

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Sketch by Marguerite Martyn of Hurst in her last year at Washington University, 1909Sketch by Marguerite Martyn of Hurst in her last year at Washington University, 1909Fannie Hurst, 1914Fannie Hurst, 1914Hurst boarding the SS Leviathan with a dog in 1925 in New YorkHurst boarding the SS Leviathan with a dog in 1925 in New YorkEleanor Roosevelt (left) with Hurst in 1962Eleanor Roosevelt (left) with Hurst in 1962Danielson and Hurst in 1920Danielson and Hurst in 1920

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Fannie Hurst was an American novelist and short-story writer whose works were highly popular during the post-World War I era. Her work combined sentimental, romantic themes with social issues of the day, such as women's rights and race relations. She was one of the most widely read female authors of the 20th century, and for a time in the 1920s she was one of the highest-paid American writers. Hurst actively supported a number of social causes, including feminism, African American equality, and New Deal programs.

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United States
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Writers
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Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1889 to 1968 · aged 78
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