S. M. I. (Sarepta Myrenda Irish) Henry

Born in 1839, Sarepta Myrenda Irish Henry became known as an American evangelist, temperance reformer, poet, and author. She also wrote under the pen name Dina Linwood, and her work reflected both her religious convictions and her commitment to social reform.

Henry is especially remembered for her role in the temperance movement, where she became a prominent speaker and organizer. Alongside that public work, she wrote extensively, building a career that connected faith, advocacy, and literature in a way that appealed to a wide readership.

She died in 1900, but her writing still offers a window into the moral, spiritual, and reform-minded culture of late nineteenth-century America. For listeners interested in authors who combined activism with storytelling and devotional thought, her work has a distinctive historical voice.