Laura M. Hawley Thurston, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Laura M. Hawley Thurston

American poet, teacher

Date of Birth: 20-Dec-1812

Date of Death: 21-Jul-1842

Profession: writer, teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Laura M.
Hawley Thurston (pen name, Viola; December 20, 1812 – July 21, 1842) was an American poet and educator.
A prolific writer, most of her works were originally published in the Louisville Journal, and in William D.
Gallagher's Hesperian.
Among Indiana's early poets, she was a contemporary of Amanda L.
Ruter Dufour, while among Kentucky poets, she was a friend of Amelia B.
Welby.