Katherine Sherwood Bonner McDowell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Katherine Sherwood Bonner McDowell

American author

Date of Birth: 26-Feb-1849

Place of Birth: Mississippi, United States

Date of Death: 22-Jul-1883

Profession: writer, playwright

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Katherine Sherwood Bonner McDowell (February 26, 1849 – July 22, 1883) was an American female author and feminist during America's Gilded Age.
She is also simply known as Sherwood Bonner, which was her pen name. Born in Holly Springs, Mississippi on February 26, 1849 to a wealthy and aristocratic family, Bonner turned tradition on its head and left both husband and child behind to pursue her literary dreams.
Achieving nothing more than a pleasant mediocrity in the literary world and a financial drain on her benefactors, Bonner was nonetheless recognized as an influential and inspirational figure by her contemporaries as well as current students of her work and life.