Helen Hooven Santmyer

Helen Hooven Santymer was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on November 25, 1895 and moved to Xenia, Ohio when she was five. She went to Wellesley College in 1918 and was active in the struggle for women's rights. She was one of the first female Rhodes Scholars and she attended Oxford University in England. When she returned to the United States of America with her first book published she expected fame and fortune and found the Great Depression. In 1935, Helen moved back to Xenia becoming the Dean of Women and the head of Cedarville's English department. She was 88 when her most famous work "And the Ladies of the Club" was published-- it was a best-seller in 1984. She also wrote "Herbs and Apples," "Ohio Town" and "The Fierce Dispute." She received most of her fame late in life and died February 21 1986 in Xenia, Ohio. She was inducted into the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame in 1996.

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Cincinnati - Ohio - November 25 - 1895 - Xenia, Ohio - Wellesley College - Women's rights - Rhodes Scholars - Oxford University - England - United States of America - Great Depression - February 21 - 1986 - Ohio Women's Hall of Fame

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