Background
Gates, Eleanor was born on September 26, 1875 in Shakopee, Minnesota, United States. Daughter of William Cummings and Margaret (Archer) Gates.
Gates, Eleanor was born on September 26, 1875 in Shakopee, Minnesota, United States. Daughter of William Cummings and Margaret (Archer) Gates.
Student Stanford University, 1894-1895, University of California, 1899-1901.
Was on the staffs of Examiner, Call and Chronicle (San Francisco) and Enquirer (Oakland, California) while pursuing studies. Held one of the eight scholarships for women founded by Mistress Phoebe A. Hearst.
Author: The Biography of a Prairie Girl, 1902. The Plow-Woman, 1906. Good Night, 1907
Cupid, the Cow-Punch, 1907.The Justice of Gideon, 1910. The Poor Little Rich Girl (play and novel), 1913. We Are Seven (play, 1913.Apron-Strongs (play and novel), 1917. Phoebe, 1918
Piggie, 1919. The Rich Little Poor Boy, 1921.Darling of the World (play), 1922. Out of the West (play), 1924. Pa Hardy, 1926
Fire (play), 1927.Fish-Bait (play), 1928.
Member Prytanean Society (University of California), Pacific Coast Woman’s Press Association.
Married Richard Walton Tully, January 26, 1901 (divorced 1914). Married second, Frederick Ferdinand Moore.