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Mrs. Wilson Woodrow
d. 1935
Writing as Mrs. Wilson Woodrow, Nancy Mann Waddel Woodrow became known for lively fiction featuring women, mystery, and the American West. Her novels and short stories helped make her a recognizable literary voice in the early 20th century.
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The Black Pearl
by Mrs. Wilson Woodrow
The Silver Butterfly
by Mrs. Wilson Woodrow
The beauty
by Mrs. Wilson Woodrow
About the author
Nancy Mann Waddel Woodrow (c. 1867–September 7, 1935) was an American writer born in Chillicothe, Ohio. She briefly worked as an assistant editor for the Chillicothe Daily News before establishing herself as a contributor to periodicals and later turning to novels.
She married mining engineer James Wilson Woodrow in 1897, but the couple divorced in 1905. She continued writing under the name Mrs. Wilson Woodrow, publishing novels including The Bird of Time, The Silver Butterfly, The Beauty, The Hornet's Nest, Swallowed Up, Burned Evidence, Come Alone, The Second Chance, and The Pawns of Murder.
Many of her stories centered on women characters and settings in the American West, while her work also included mystery and popular fiction. She died in New York City in 1935 at about the age of 60.