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Helen Hooven Santmyer (November 25, 1895 – February 21, 1986) was an American writer, educator, and librarian. She is primarily known for her best-selling epic "...And Ladies of the Club" , published when she was in her 80s.
22 Feb 1986 · Helen Hooven Santmyer, an educator and librarian whose novel ''. . . And Ladies of the Club'' made her a celebrity at the age of 88, died yesterday of emphysema in Xenia, Ohio, at...
She was 87 when her novel "And Ladies of the Club" was published as a Book of the Month, and passed away at the age of 90 in February of 1986. She was inducted into the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame in 1996. Helen Hooven Santmyer was born in 1895 and lived in Xenia, Ohio.
Helen Hoover Santmyer was a literary fiction author from Cincinnati Ohio best known for her debut novel “…And Ladies of the Club.” She was born to a father that was a medical student before he decided to pursue business.
"...And Ladies of the Club" is a 1982 novel, written by Helen Hooven Santmyer, about a group of women in the fictional town of Waynesboro, Ohio who begin a women's literary club, which evolves through the years into a significant community service organization in the town.
27 Jun 2017 · Learn about the life and works of Helen Hooven Santmyer, a Cincinnati-born novelist who wrote the best-selling … And the Ladies of The Club. Find out her awards, achievements, and personal interests in this biography.
1 Jan 2001 · The book begins with the two main characters' high school commencement in 1868 and proceeds to follow their lives and the lives of their families and neighbors until 1930. The place is Ohio, the fictional town of Waynesboro based on Santmyer's home Xenia. Nothing happens, and everything happens.
