Background
Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan was born on August 8, 1896 in Washington, District of Columbia. Daughter of Arthur Frank and Ida May (Traphagen) Kinnan.
Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan was born on August 8, 1896 in Washington, District of Columbia. Daughter of Arthur Frank and Ida May (Traphagen) Kinnan.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Wisconsin, 1918. Honorary Doctor of Laws, Rollins College, 1939. Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, University of Florida, 1941.
Writer since 1907; with the Young Women"s Christian Association, war work publicity, National Headquarters, 1918-1919. Assistant service editor magazine, Home Sector, 1919. Advisory and newspaper writing, Louisville Courier-Journal, Rochester (New York) Journal, 1919-1923.
Syndicated verse writer, United Features, 1925-1927.
Writer of fiction since 1931.
Member Kappa Alpha Theta, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Charles Rawlings, 1919 (divorced 1933). Married second, Norton Sanford Baskin, October 1941.