Description Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton (1857-1948) took up writing after being widowed as a means to support herself and her daughter. She was considered a controversial novelist in many ways, and championed the expansion of a woman's place in the world.
Description Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton (1857-1948) took up writing after being widowed as a means to support herself and her daughter. She was considered a controversial novelist in many ways, and championed the expansion of a woman's place in the world.