Date:
c. 1910
Title:
Gene Stratton-Porter Parasol
Description:
Author and Naturalist: Gene Stratton Porter (1863-1924)
A conservationist and avid writer, Gene Stratton-Porter (born Geneva Grace Stratton) spent much of her spare time in Fort Wayne as can be seen in the society pages. Her courtship with her future husband, Charles, Fort Wayne's most eligible bachelor and owner of many businesses in town, was well docu-mented within local newspapers. While her social life was in Fort Wayne, she worked tirelessly to protect the Limberlost Swamplands and forests of northeast Indiana from industrialization. These swamps, a source of much inspiration to her writing, later became a nature preserve at the Gene Stratton-Porter State Historical Site, including her cabin and the 150 acres of land surrounding it.
Stratton-Porter's literary works were widely popular, boasting over 50 million readers and encompassing several different languages including Braille. Though she focused much of her attention on nature books, her romance novels, such as The Song of the Cardinal (1903) and The Harvester (1911), brought her the majority of her fame. Many were adapted into movies, and unhappy with how a lot of her work was portrayed by producers, she began to direct them herself. Around 1920 she became the first female movie producer, founding her own production company in Los Angeles. This parasol belonged to her and was likely carried by her down the streets of Fort Wayne.
A conservationist and avid writer, Gene Stratton-Porter (born Geneva Grace Stratton) spent much of her spare time in Fort Wayne as can be seen in the society pages. Her courtship with her future husband, Charles, Fort Wayne's most eligible bachelor and owner of many businesses in town, was well docu-mented within local newspapers. While her social life was in Fort Wayne, she worked tirelessly to protect the Limberlost Swamplands and forests of northeast Indiana from industrialization. These swamps, a source of much inspiration to her writing, later became a nature preserve at the Gene Stratton-Porter State Historical Site, including her cabin and the 150 acres of land surrounding it.
Stratton-Porter's literary works were widely popular, boasting over 50 million readers and encompassing several different languages including Braille. Though she focused much of her attention on nature books, her romance novels, such as The Song of the Cardinal (1903) and The Harvester (1911), brought her the majority of her fame. Many were adapted into movies, and unhappy with how a lot of her work was portrayed by producers, she began to direct them herself. Around 1920 she became the first female movie producer, founding her own production company in Los Angeles. This parasol belonged to her and was likely carried by her down the streets of Fort Wayne.
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Gene Stratton Porter Parasol
Gene Stratton-Porter, photograph
Gene Stratton Porter Parasol
Gene Stratton Porter Parasol
Gene Stratton Porter Parasol
Gene Stratton Porter Parasol
Gene Stratton-Porter, photograph
Gene Stratton Porter Parasol
Gene Stratton Porter Parasol
Gene Stratton Porter Parasol