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Sarah Orne Jewett

Sarah Orne Jewett, American novelist, short story writer and poet (died 1909)

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Born
September 3, 1849
Died
June 24, 1909
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1849

About Sarah Orne Jewett

Theodora Sarah Orne Jewett was an American novelist, short story writer and poet, best known for her local color works set along or near the southern coast of Maine. Jewett is recognized as an important practitioner of American literary regionalism. Theodora Sarah Orne Jewett (September 3, 1849 – June 24, 1909) was an American novelist, short story writer and poet, best known for her local color works set along or near the southern coast of Maine. In 1901 Bowdoin College conferred an honorary doctorate of literature on Jewett, the first woman to be granted an honorary degree by Bowdoin.

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Sarah Orne Jewett timeline

  1. Theodora Sarah Orne Jewett (September 3, 1849 – June 24, 1909) was an American novelist, short story writer and poet, best known for her local color works set along or near the southern coast of Maine.
  2. In 1901 Bowdoin College conferred an honorary doctorate of literature on Jewett, the first woman to be granted an honorary degree by Bowdoin.

The world when Sarah Orne Jewett was born

Sarah Orne Jewett was born in 1849. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineCalifornia Gold Rush in full swing
  • Technology milestoneSafety pin patented by Walter Hunt
  • Defining fadGold prospecting
  • World population~1.29B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderZachary Taylor
  • U.S. population22.0M

1849 versus 2026

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Measure18492026
Population22.0M341 million

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