Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Hurst, Fannie

HURST, FANNIE, an American writer; born in St. Louis, in 1889. She graduated from Washington University in 1909 and carried on post-graduate studies at Columbia. She made a special study of the stage and shop girl and other women workers, and her stories of life in these circles won her quick and wide reputation. Her published writings include: &ldquo;Just Around the Corner&rdquo; (1914); &ldquo;Gaslight Sonatas&rdquo; (1916). She also wrote several plays, including &ldquo;The Land of the Free&rdquo; (1917); &ldquo;The Good Provider&rdquo; (1917). She contributed much to magazines.