Eleanor H. Porter
Born in 1868
Eleanor Emily Hodgman Porter was an American novelist born in 1868 in New Hampshire.
Initially trained as a singer at the New England Conservatory, she began writing short stories after marrying John Lyman Porter in 1892 and moving to Massachusetts.
Porter's most famous work is Pollyanna, published in 1913, which became a cultural phenomenon and spawned the term "Pollyannaism" to describe excessive optimism.
She wrote numerous other novels and short stories before her death in 1920.
Porter's works often featured optimistic protagonists and explored themes of hope and perseverance, reflecting her own positive outlook on life.
