O. Henry Award
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (1924) Winner
Inez Haynes Irwin
アイネス・ヘインズ・アーウィン
Ainesu Heinzu Aāwin
Aliases:
Inez Haynes Gillmore
Pen Names:
Inez Haynes Gillmore（Former name used for many publications）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1873-03-02 （Rio de Janeiro, Brazil）
- Died
- 1970-09-25 （Scituate, Massachusetts, United States） age 97
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Boston (grew up) → Europe (lived/worked in England, France, Italy during WWI) → Scituate, Massachusetts (summer home and later residence)
Career
- Occupations
- writer, journalist, feminist, war correspondent, editor
- Active Years
- 1897-1970
- Affiliations
- Authors Guild of America, National Woman's Party, College Equal Suffrage League (co-founder), World Center for Women's Archives, American committee of Prix Femina
- Memberships
- Authors Guild, National Woman's Party
- Influenced By
- Mary MacLane (friend and fellow feminist writer)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radcliffe College | — | — | — | 1897–1900 | United States |
Radcliffe College
Period:
1897–1900
Year of Graduation:
1900
Country:
United States
Radcliffe was a center of suffragist sentiment at the time
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | O. Henry Award | The Spring Flight | — | O. Henry Memorial Prize | 受賞 |
O. Henry Award
1924
Work:
The Spring Flight
Organization:
O. Henry Memorial Prize
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Angel Island
1914 feminist satirical fantasyA satirical fantasy in which a group of men are stranded on an island inhabited by winged women; the novel critiques gender and power relations.
feminismgender and powersocial satire
June Jeopardy
1908 novelOne of her early novels, a work of fiction incorporating social themes.
social issueswomen's position
The Story of the Woman's Party
1921 non-fiction (history/biography)A history and account of the National Woman's Party; an important contemporary record of the suffrage movement.
suffrage movementwomen's political participation
Maida's Little Shop
1909 children's literatureThe first of the Maida books; a children's story series following Maida, a schoolgirl whose mother has died and whose father is wealthy.
coming of agegirlhood
Bibliography
- June Jeopardy (1908)
- Phoebe and Ernest (1910)
- Maida's Little Shop (1909)
- Angel Island (1914)
- The Story of the Woman's Party (1921)
- Angels and Amazons: A Hundred Years of American Women (1933)
- Adventures of Yesterday (autobiography, 1973)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- satirical social commentarynarratives with feminist perspectiveconcise, accessible style in children's books
- Recurring Motifs
- women's independence and rightsfamily, divorce, single parenthoodchildhood and growthwar and its consequences
Legacy
An important early feminist writer who documented the suffrage movement and contributed broadly to children's literature, satirical fiction, and non-fiction; she played an active role in early 20th-century women's activism and literary life.
Archives
- Yale Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library (Will Irwin and Inez Haynes Gillmore Papers)
- Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University (Inez Haynes Gillmore Papers)
Quotes
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She referred to herself as "the most timid of created beings."
Source: Autobiographical essay / interview (quoted in Showalter) (1920)
Trivia
- Born in Rio de Janeiro though her parents were from Boston.
- Wrote over 40 books under her names.
- Won the 1924 O. Henry Award for "The Spring Flight."
- Served as president of the Authors Guild (1931–1933).
- The Maida series comprised 15 books published over 45 years.