Catherine Pickens Upson Clark (February 22, 1851 – February 18, 1935) was an American writer. She wrote articles for ''

Godey's Lady's Book ''Godey's Lady's Book'', alternatively known as ''Godey's Magazine and Lady's Book'', was an American women's magazine that was published in Philadelphia from 1830 to 1896. It was the most widely circulated magazine in the period before the Civi ...

'', ''

Atlantic Monthly ''The Atlantic'' is an American magazine and multi-platform publisher based in Washington, D.C. It features articles on politics, foreign affairs, business and the economy, culture and the arts, technology, and science. It was founded in 1857 ...

'', ''

Christian Herald The ''Christian Herald'' was an American weekly newspaper reporting on topics relevant to Evangelical Christianity, with an emphasis on engaging with humanitarian causes at home and abroad. It was inspired by the London-based newspaper which ceas ...

'', and ''

Harper's Magazine ''Harper's Magazine'' is a monthly magazine of literature, politics, culture, finance, and the arts. Launched in New York City in June 1850, it is the oldest continuously published monthly magazine in the United States. ''Harper's Magazine'' has ...

''. She was an editor of the ''

Springfield Republican ''The Republican'' is a newspaper based in Springfield, Massachusetts, covering news in the Greater Springfield area, as well as national news and pieces from Boston, Worcester and northern Connecticut. It is owned by Newhouse Newspapers, a ...

'', '' Good Cheer Magazine'', and later the ''

New York Evening Post The ''New York Post'' (''NY Post'') is an American conservative daily tabloid newspaper published in New York City. The ''Post'' also operates three online sites: NYPost.com; PageSix.com, a gossip site; and Decider.com, an entertainm ...

''. She published several books, short stories, and one novel.

Biography

She was born in Camden, Alabama in 1851 to Edwin Upson and Priscilla Maxwell. She was raised in

Charlemont, Massachusetts Charlemont is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,185 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Charlemont was first colonized by Mose ...

and she graduated from Wheaton Female Seminary in

Norton, Massachusetts Norton is a New England town, town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, and contains the villages of Norton Center, Massachusetts, Norton Center and Chartley, Massachusetts, Chartley. The population was 19,202 at the 2020 United Stat ...

in 1869. In 1874 she married Edward Perkins Clark, and they had three sons,

Charles Upson Clark Charles Upson Clark (January 14, 1875 – September 29, 1960) was a professor of history at Columbia University. He discovered the Barberini Codex, the earliest Aztec writings on herbal medicines extant. Biography Clark was born in Springfield, ...

, John Kirkland Clark and George Maxwell Clark. She died on February 18, 1935.

Selected works

*''That Mary Ann: the Story of a Country Summer'' (Boston: D. Lothrop Co., 1893, illustrated by M. L. Kirk)

References

External links

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Kate Upson Clark Papers, 1851-1935Sophia Smith Collection
Smith College. 1851 births 1935 deaths People from Camden, Alabama Journalists from Alabama People from Charlemont, Massachusetts Editors of Massachusetts newspapers Writers from Springfield, Massachusetts Wheaton College (Massachusetts) alumni New York Post people 19th-century American women journalists 19th-century American newspaper editors {{US-journalist-19thC-stub