JACKSON, Mrs. Helen Maria Fiske

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Helen Maria Fiske Jackson, better known as Helen Hunt Jackson, or "H. H.", was an extremely popular writer.  She was born in Amherst, Massachusetts, on October 18, 1831.

Jackson was a contributor to The Atlantic MonthlyGalaxyHearth and HomeThe IndependentNation, and Scribner’s Monthly

During the 1870s, Helen began publishing juvenile fiction with Roberts Brothers. Mercy Philbrick’s Choice, a fictional work published by in 1876, was noticed in numerous periodicals. She continued to publish with Roberts Brothers as more and more readers knew of “H. H.” 

Helen capitalized on her known name to support the Native American cause. However, for her A Century of Dishonor (1881), she chose Harper Brothers. When "H. H." published Ramona, her fictional work about Native Americans in 1884, she published it through Roberts Brothers. At least eleven periodicals reviewed this popular work.

She passed away on August 12, 1885.

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