Ella Higginson

Ella Higginson (1861-1940) became the poet laureate of Washington State in 1931.[1] She also published novels and short story collections, including The Flower that Grew in the Sand (1896), The Forest Orchid and Other Stories (1897), Mariella-of-Out-West (1902), Alaska the Great Country, and From the Land of Snow Pearls.[1][2] In 1902 she published a poetry collection, When the Birds Go North Again, which the New York Times praised for its "depth and delicacy of feelings."[2] She published the poetry collection The Vanishing Race and Other Poems in 1911.[2] But her best known work is the poem "Four Leaf Clover," which was first published by West Shore Magazine in 1890.[1][3]

Higginson also helped establish Bellingham’s first public reading room and library, and for a long time was a board member there.[1] She was also the campaign manager for Frances C. Axtell, elected as the first female member of Washington State's House of Representatives in 1912.[1]

The Ella Higginson Papers are open to the public and are held at the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Heritage Resources, Western Washington University, Bellingham Washington, 98225-9123.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Guide to the Ella Higginson Papers 1870-1940". Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Ella Higginson". Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Four-Leaf Clover". Retrieved 27 November 2014.

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