Helen Reimensnyder Martin

Background

Helen Reimensnyder Martin was born on October 18, 1868 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. She was a daughter of Review Cornelius and Henrietta (Thurman) Reimensnyder.

Education

Helen Reimensnyder Martin was a student at Swarthmore and Radcliffe Colleges.

Career

Helen Reimensnyder Martin published 35 novels and numerous short stories between 1896 and 1939.

Achievements

• Helen Reimensnyder Martin's most well-known novel is one of her earliest books, Tillie: A Mennonite Maid.

Works

• Other Work

  • Contributor short stories of Pennsylvania Dutch life to mags. Author: Tillie, A Mennonite Maid (dramatized), 1904. Sabina, A Story of the Amish, 1905.The Crossways, 1910

  • The Parasite, 1913. Barnabetta, 1914 (dramatized as “Erstwhile Susan” and played by Mistress Fiske). Maggie of Virginsburg, 1918.The Snob, 1924

  • Challenged, 1925. Ye That Judge, 1926

  • Sylvia of the Minute, 1927. The Lie, 1928

  • Wings of Healing, 1929.Yoked with a Lamb (short stories), 1930. Tender Talons, 1930

  • Porcelain and Clay, 1931. Lucy Anderson, 1932

  • From Pillar to Post, 1933.The Whip Hand, 1934

  • Deliverance, 1935. House on the Marsh, 1936. Emmy Untamed, 1937.

Connections

On September 5, 1899 she married Frederic C. Martin. They had two children: Frederic Thurman, Helene Thurman.

Father:

Review Cornelius Reimensnyder

Mother:

Henrietta (Thurman) Reimensnyder

Spouse:

Frederic C. Martin

child:

Helene Thurman Martin

child:

Frederic Thurman Martin