Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow (April 22, 1873 - November 21, 1945) was an American novelist who portrayed the changing world of the contemporary south.
Born into an elite Virginia family in Richmond, Virginia, the young Glasgow developed in a different way from that traditional to women of her class. Due to poor health, she was educated at home in Richmond. She read deeply in philosophy, social and political theory, and European and British literature. She spent her summers at her family's Bumpass, Virginia estate, the historic Jerdone Castle plantation, a setting that she used in her writings. Her father, Francis Thomas Glasgow, was the son of Arthur Glasgow and Catherine Anderson. He was raised in Rockbridge County, Virginia and graduated from Washington and Lee College in 1847.
All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward. change
Doesn't all experience crumble in the end to mere literary material? experience
It is lovely, when I forget all birthdays, including my own, to find that somebody remembers me. birthday
Women like to sit down with trouble - as if it were knitting. women
Motherhood: All love begins and ends there. 22 other quotes from Robert Browning
22 other quotes from Robert Browning
A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. 53 views from Honore de Balzac
53 views from Honore de Balzac
With what price we pay for the glory of motherhood. 5 sayings from Isadora Duncan
5 sayings from Isadora Duncan
The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart. 58 other thoughts from Henry Ward Beecher
58 other thoughts from Henry Ward Beecher