Rebecca
Harding Davis
(1831-1910)
Writer
One of the most important writers
of her time, Davis became a sensation
when her groundbreaking story
"Life in the Iron Mills"
appeared in The Atlantic magazine
in April 1861. The story exposed
the American public to the working
conditions of mill workers in
her hometown of Wheeling and brought
her work to the attention of such
literary notables as Emerson,
Hawthorne, and Alcott.
portrayed
by:
Debra Conner
Parkersburg
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