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Stella G. S. (Stella George Stern) Perry
1877–1956
A prolific early-20th-century American writer, she moved easily between children’s fiction, novels, poetry, and cultural nonfiction. Her work also reflects a deep interest in art and in the places she knew well, especially Louisiana.
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The Sculpture and Mural Decorations of the Exposition A Pictorial Survey of the Art of the Panama-Pacific international exposition
by Stella G. S. (Stella George Stern) Perry
About the author
Born in New Orleans in 1877, Stella George Stern Perry was an American author whose books ranged from children’s stories and plays to novels, poems, and nonfiction. Records found during this search also show that she studied at Newcomb College and earned her B.A. from Barnard College in 1898.
She is remembered not only for her writing but also as one of the founders of Alpha Omicron Pi, established while she was a student at Barnard. Bibliographic sources linked to her name show a long and varied career, including works such as Melindy, When Mother Lets Us Act, and The Sculpture and Mural Decorations of the Exposition.
Perry died in 1956. Although detailed biographical coverage appears limited online, the sources reviewed consistently present her as a versatile and accomplished writer whose career crossed literature, children’s culture, and the arts.