With its proximity to the cultural hub of New York City and its quieter suburban and rural landscapes, Connecticut was fertile ground for artists and writers in the period of Modernist movements between 1913 and 1979. Many of these cultural figures are well known through biographical and critical studies. Creative Places seeks to show how place played a significant role in creative work, and how in turn the artists and writers influenced communities in Connecticut.
Elisabeth Woodbridge
Journalism/Non-Fiction
1870 – 1964
- Biography/Description of Work
Writer, memoirist and English professor, Elizabeth Woodbridge graduated from Vassar College, where she also taught, and was one of the first women to earn a PhD at Yale University. In 1899 she married Charles Gould Morris and moved to the ‘Old Morris Place’ in Newtown which her husband had inherited. While raising a family, she nonetheless continued to write and publish her work, including several books, academic volumes on English literature, and personal essays such as ‘The Grooming of the Farm’ published in 1912 about changes at the Newtown farm property. Woodbridge was also active with other women from the Yale community in trying to improve the working conditions for women.
- Sources view
- SR nomination for barn No.5767, http://www.connecticutbarns.org/index.cgi/5767, http://essays.quotidiana.org/morris/, Elisabeth Woodbridge Daughter Wedding Announcement - New York Times - 1935-7-24, Elisabeth Woodbridge Granddaughter Wedding Announcement - New York Times - 1953-10-4, Elisabeth Woodbridge Husband Obituary - New York Times - 1961-2-10, Elisabeth Woodbridge Obituary - New York Times - 1964-4-3
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