Louise Clappe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Louise Clappe

American writer

Date of Birth: 28-Jul-1819

Place of Birth: Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States

Date of Death: 11-Feb-1906

Profession: writer, educator

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Louise Amelia Knapp Clappe (née Smith; July 28, 1819 – 1906) was born in New Jersey, spent most of her youth and young adult life in Massachusetts, and later moved out West to Quincy, California in Plumas County with her husband Fayette Clapp.
It was out West where she took on the pen name of Dame Shirley and wrote her widely known Dame Shirley letters.
Louise and Fayette eventually separated, but she remained out West teaching for some time.
Louise eventually returned to New Jersey where she lived out the remainder of her life, dying in 1906.
The Quincy Town Plaza is named after her.