REBECCA DAVIS (HARDING)
\ɹɪbˈɛkə dˈe͡ɪvɪs hˈɑːdɪŋ], \ɹɪbˈɛkə dˈeɪvɪs hˈɑːdɪŋ], \ɹ_ɪ_b_ˈɛ_k_ə d_ˈeɪ_v_ɪ_s__ h_ˈɑː_d_ɪ_ŋ]\
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An American novelist; born in Washington, Pa., June 24, 1831. She contributed many short stories and sketches to periodicals, and has written several novels, including: "Life in the Iron Mills" (1861); "A Story of To-Day" (1861) published later under the title "Margaret Howth"; and "A Law Unto Herself" (1878). She was the first writer in this country to introduce the labor question into fiction. Her later works include: "Waiting for the Verdict"; "Dallas Galbraith"; "Natasqua"; "Frances Walstrup"; and others.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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