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Rh University. She is a contributor to the World's Work, Scribner's, Century, Youth's Companion, and Boston Transcript.

Born in Chicago, May 20, 1881. Daughter of R. N. W. and Ellen Owen Potter. Married John D. Black, of Chicago, January 1, 1902. Her book, "The Social Lion," published in 1899, created quite a sensation. It has since been followed by others : "Uncanonized," "The House of De Mailly," "Istar of Babylon," "The Castle of Twilight," "The Flame-Gatherers," "The Fire of Spring," "The Princess," "The Golden Ladder," etc.

Born in Winthrop, Maine, May 16, 1842. Daughter of Alvin and Sylvia Armstrong, who were both prominent educators. She is the only woman whose work has been accepted by the Philosophical Society of Great Britain. Contributor to Encyclopedia Americana, and Biblical Encyclopedia. Author of "The Bible Triumphant," a book on Hindu literature, and also others on the literature of Persia, ancient and modern, "Primitive Buddhism ; Its Origin and Teachings," etc.

Born in Stubenville, July 24, 1870. Daughter of Charles C. and Nannie Cullom Wooster. Has been engaged in the authorship and editing of school books since 1896, and is her own publisher, establishing her own firm under the name of Wooster and Company. She is the author of reading charts, primers, arithmetics, primary recitations, "First Reader," "Elementary Arithmetic," "Wooster's Combination Reading Chart," "Wooster Sentence Builder," "Wooster Number Builders," "The Wooster Readers," and other well-known school books.

Born at Newport, New York, September 25, 1847. Daughter of Linus Yale, Jr. (inventor of the Yale lock), and Catherine Brooks Yale. Was a student of art in Boston Art Museum and in New York. Pupil of George Fuller. Has originated and developed an interesting specialty in hand-wrought metals. Is a contributor to many of the magazines. Author of "The Little Room," and other stories.

Mrs. Briggs was born in Valparaiso, Indiana, January 1, 1846. She served for eleven years as assistant secretary, superintendent, and reporter for the press, and manager of county, state and inter-state fairs. She has written a volume of poems. She served on the executive committee, Board of Lady Managers of the World's Fair.