Elizabeth Jordan (writer)

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Elizabeth Garver Jordan (1867 - 1947), American journalist, author, editor, and suffragist, is now remembered primarily for her relationship with Henry James, especially for recruiting him to participate in the round-robin novel The Whole Family.

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  • NYPL biographical sketch
  • Jordan, Elizabeth. Three Rousing Cheers (her autobiography), D. Appleton-Century Co., New York, London, 1938.
  • Howard, June. Publishing the Family, Duke University Press, Durham and London, 2001.
  • Howard, June. "Her Very Handwriting Looks as if She Owned the Earth: Elizabeth Jordan and Editorial Power" in Danky, James P.; and Wiegand, Wayne A. (eds.) 'Women in Print: Essays on the Print Culture of American Women from the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centruies'. University of Wisconsin Press, 2006, pp. 64-76. text of article online

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