Rowson, Susanna

Susanna Rowson (1762 - 1824) was a British - American novelist, poet, religious writer, playwright, stage actress, and educator. She was the first best - selling American female author and remained an important literary figure in the years after the American Revolution. Rowson isbestremembered for Charlotte Temple, the first American novel written specifically for women readers and the most popular American novel before Uncle Tom's Cabin. Rowson also compiled a dictionary and two geographies. ;

British-American novelist, poet, religious writer, stage actress and educator, Rowson compiled a dictionary, two geographies and conducted a magazine. She remained an important literary figure after American Revolution.;