Emma Howard Wight

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1863, Emma Howard Wight was an American author, poet, editor, and newspaper writer. She later lived in New York and became known for a body of work that included poems, fiction, and devotional writing.

Her books included Passion Flowers and the Cross, The Soul of the Violet, My Dolly's Dreams, and Stories of Early American History. She also worked in church and charitable organizations, including leadership roles connected with Baptist missionary and young people's work, which helps explain the strong moral and spiritual current running through much of her writing.

Wight died in 1935. Today she is remembered as a versatile literary figure of her time: someone who moved comfortably between journalism, religious service, and imaginative writing for a broad readership.