Jennette Lee (1860 - 1951)

Jennette Barbour Perry Lee (November 10, 1860 – October 10, 1951) was an American writer and academic. Born in Connecticut, she began to teach at a local school in her teens. She graduated from Smith College in 1886 and started teaching English at the college level shortly thereafter. Lee published numerous novels and short stories, many of which featured characters from New England.