Virginia Frances Townsend | |
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Born | 1836 New Haven, Connecticut |
Died | August 11, 1920
[1] Arlington, Massachusetts |
Occupation | author |
Virginia Frances Townsend (1836 – August 11, 1920) was an American author.
Townsend was editor of Arthur's Lady's Home Magazine and a contributing author to other magazines. [2] She later taught at Dr. Dio Lewis's School for Young Ladies where she was an advocate of exercise and physical education for women. [1] She was a member of the Boston Authors Club. [3]
A group of librarians in Boston put Townsend's name on a list of authors whose books should be banned from libraries because of "false and dangerous ideas of life" purportedly in the books. [4]
Virginia Frances Townsend | |
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Born | 1836 New Haven, Connecticut |
Died | August 11, 1920
[1] Arlington, Massachusetts |
Occupation | author |
Virginia Frances Townsend (1836 – August 11, 1920) was an American author.
Townsend was editor of Arthur's Lady's Home Magazine and a contributing author to other magazines. [2] She later taught at Dr. Dio Lewis's School for Young Ladies where she was an advocate of exercise and physical education for women. [1] She was a member of the Boston Authors Club. [3]
A group of librarians in Boston put Townsend's name on a list of authors whose books should be banned from libraries because of "false and dangerous ideas of life" purportedly in the books. [4]