Jessamyn West (writer)

Jessamyn West
West in 1954
West in 1954
BornMary Jessamyn West
(1902-07-18)July 18, 1902
Vernon, Indiana, U.S.
DiedFebruary 23, 1984(1984-02-23) (aged 81)
Napa County, California, U.S.
OccupationWriter
RelativesRichard Nixon (second cousin)

Mary Jessamyn West (July 18, 1902 – February 23, 1984) was an American author of short stories and novels, notably The Friendly Persuasion (1945).[1] A Quaker from Indiana, she graduated from Fullerton Union High School in 1919[2] and Whittier College in 1923.[1][3] There she helped found the Palmer Society in 1921. She received an honorary Doctor of Letters (Litt.D) degree from Whittier College in 1946.[4] She received the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize in 1975.

  1. ^ a b "Jessamyn West (American writer) – Britannica Online Encyclopedia". Britannica.com. Retrieved 2010-11-29.
  2. ^ list of FUHS Wall of Fame members, accessed 2010-12-16
  3. ^ "Author West Dies in Napa." The Sacramento Bee, Friday, February 24, 1984.
  4. ^ "Honorary Degrees | Whittier College". www.whittier.edu. Retrieved 2019-12-06.

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