Irene Elliott Benson

Irene Elliott Benson was an early 20th-century writer of children's fiction, especially books connected with the Camp Fire Girls. Project Gutenberg currently lists three of her works, including How Ethel Hollister Became a Campfire Girl, Ethel Hollister's Second Summer as a Campfire Girl, and Campfire Girls' Lake Camp; or, Searching for New Adventures.

Her fiction fits squarely into the wave of girls' adventure series that were popular in the 1910s. The stories focus on camp life, friendship, teamwork, and spirited outdoor adventures, with young characters learning independence and responsibility along the way.

Reliable biographical details about her life are hard to confirm from the sources I found, so much of her public legacy today comes through the books themselves rather than a well-documented personal history. No clearly verified portrait image turned up in the sources I checked.