Career
She published her only known book, Kelroy, in 1812 at the age of thirty-three. Unfortunately, the book was not much noticed because it appeared on the eve of the War of 1812, which overshadowed its publication. Very little is known about Rebecca Rush.
The Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors (1897) has the following entry about her:
Rebecca"s mother was Mary "Polly" Rench who married Jacob Rush on November 17, 1777 in Pennsylvania, while avoiding the British Army which had occupied Philadelphia.
Rebecca"s maternal grandfather, Captain Walter Rench, ship master, was lost at sea some fourteen years before her birth.
