Marietta Holley
Marietta Holley (
pen names,
Jemyma, later, '''Josiah Allen's Wife'''; July 16, 1836 – March 1, 1926), was an
American humorist who used
satire to comment on U.S. society and politics. Holley enjoyed a prolific writing career and was a bestselling author in the late 19th century, though she was largely forgotten by the time of her death. Her writing was frequently compared to that of
Mark Twain and
Edgar Nye. Along with
Frances Miriam Whitcher and
Ann S. Stephens, Holley is regarded as one of America's most significant early female humorists. Her work appealed to all classes of society. Her readers were scattered over the entire world, and included men and women of every station and grade. Her books were widely read in Europe.
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