Katharine Lee Bates
American poet, author, and professor; writer of "America the Beautiful" (1859–1929) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Katharine Lee Bates (August 12, 1859 – March 28, 1929) was an American author and poet, chiefly remembered for her anthem "America the Beautiful", but also for her many books and articles on social reform, on which she was a noted speaker.
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Born | (1859-08-12)August 12, 1859 Falmouth, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | March 28, 1929(1929-03-28) (aged 69) Wellesley, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Resting place | Oak Grove Cemetery, Falmouth, MA, |
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Genre | Poetry |
Notable works | "America the Beautiful" Goody Santa Claus on a Sleigh Ride |
Notable awards | Golden Rose Award |
Partner | Katharine Coman |
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Bates enjoyed close links with Wellesley College, Massachusetts, where she had graduated with a B.A., and later became a professor of English literature, helping to launch American literature as an academic speciality, and writing one of the first-ever college textbooks on it. She never married, possibly because she would have lost tenure if she had. Throughout her long career at Wellesley, she shared a house with her close friend and companion Katharine Coman. Some scholars have assumed that this was a lesbian relationship, considering some exchanges of letters sufficient proof, others believe their relationship may have been a platonic "Boston marriage" in the contemporary phrase.