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Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
1872–1959
A fearless traveler, popular writer, and outspoken suffragist, she turned real journeys into lively books and public causes. Her life moved from newspaper work and adventure writing to determined work on behalf of women and their literature.
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A Woman Tenderfoot
by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
About the author
Born in Sacramento, California, in 1872, she began writing young, using the pen name Dorothy Dodge for newspaper pieces before graduating from Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn. She later became known as Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson, an American writer whose books often grew out of her travels and outdoor life.
In the early years of her marriage to Ernest Thompson Seton, she traveled widely and helped with parts of his professional work. Her own writing career included travel and adventure books such as A Woman Tenderfoot and later works drawn from journeys in Egypt, Asia, and beyond, giving readers a vivid, personal view of places she visited.
She was also active in the women’s suffrage movement and is remembered as more than a travel writer: she worked as an advocate for women and supported women’s literary history, including efforts connected with the Biblioteca Femina. She died in 1959, leaving behind a life that joined curiosity, independence, and public commitment.