Name Maud Elliott Role Writer | Spouse John Elliott (m. 1887) | |
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Died March 19, 1948, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Parents Julia Ward Howe, Samuel Gridley Howe Siblings Laura E. Richards, Florence Hall Books Julia Ward Howe - 1819‑1910, Two in Italy, My Cousin: F Marion Crawford, This was My Newport, Marion Crawford - and His L Similar People Laura E Richards, Julia Ward Howe, Samuel Gridley Howe, John Elliott, Laura Bridgman | ||
Glenn Laxton NTBF Maud Howe Elliott
Maud Howe Elliott (November 9, 1854 – March 19, 1948) was an American writer, most notable for her Pulitzer prize-winning collaboration with her sister, Laura E. Richards, on their mother's biography The Life of Julia Ward Howe (1916). Her other works included A Newport Aquarelle (1883); Phillida (1891); Mammon, later published as Honor: A Novel (1893); Roma Beata, Letters from the Eternal City (1903); The Eleventh Hour in the Life of Julia Ward Howe (1911); Three Generations (1923); Lord Byron's Helmet (1927); John Elliott, The Story of an Artist (1930); My Cousin, F. Marion Crawford (1934); and This Was My Newport (1944).
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Biography
Maud Howe was born in Boston, Massachusetts on November 9, 1854. She was the daughter of Samuel Gridley Howe and Julia Ward Howe. She married English artist John Elliott in 1887. A socialite, Elliott is one of the founding members of the Society of the Four Arts in Palm Beach, FL. She was the honorary president of the organization until her death.
Elliott was born at the Perkins School for the Blind in Boston, which was founded by her father, who was also its first director. After her marriage, she lived in Chicago (1892–93) and Italy (1894-1900/1906-1910), before moving to Newport where she spent the rest of her life. She was a patron of the arts, was a founding member of the Newport Art Association, and served as its secretary from 1912-1942. Howe was also a founder of the Progressive Party and took part in the suffrage movement.
She died in 1948 in Newport, Rhode Island.