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Jessamyn West
American author (1902-1984) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 81
Mary Jessamyn West was an American author of short stories and novels, notably The Friendly Persuasion (1945). A Quaker from Indiana, she graduated from Fullerton Union High School in 1919 and Whittier College in 1923. There she helped found the Palmer Society in 1921.
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She received an honorary Doctor of Letters (Litt.D) degree from Whittier College in 1946. She received the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize in 1975.
Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1902 to 1984 · aged 81
