Mary Edward Feehan

Writing as Mary Edward Feehan and also under the pen name Clementia, she published children's books in the early 1900s, including Mostly Mary, Mary's Rainbow, and Uncle Frank's Mary. Several book records identify her birth year as 1878, and some sources connect the name to Sister Mary Edward, born Agnes M. Feehan in St. Louis.

Her fiction is closely associated with the Mary Selwyn stories, books for young readers that mix family life, school experiences, and Catholic values. The appeal of these stories lies less in high drama than in their warmth: cheerful children, everyday trials, and a steady belief in goodness and grace.

Reliable biographical detail about her life appears to be limited online, so much of what can be confirmed today comes through library and book records rather than full biographical essays. Even so, her work remains accessible through public-domain editions, which have helped keep her stories in circulation for modern readers.