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J. Napier (Jane Napier) Brodhead
A little-known early 20th-century writer, she is remembered for a forceful study of church–state conflict in France during the years 1900 to 1906. Writing as J. Napier Brodhead, she brought a strong point of view to a turbulent political and religious moment.
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The Religious Persecution in France 1900-1906
by J. Napier (Jane Napier) Brodhead
About the author
Jane Milliken Napier Brodhead wrote under the name J. Napier Brodhead. She is chiefly known for The Religious Persecution in France 1900-1906, published in 1907, a nonfiction work that examines the struggle between the French government and the Catholic Church in the years leading up to the separation of church and state.
Available records suggest she was born on May 15, 1845, and died on September 9, 1915. A Yale obituary record for her husband identifies her as the daughter of William and Jane Collie Napier and notes that she wrote under the name J. Napier Brodhead.
Very little widely available biographical information survives about her today, which makes her work stand out all the more. What remains points to an author interested in religion, politics, and public life, and her book still offers a window into how those conflicts were understood by a contemporary observer.