Author, poet, newspaper editor, librarian and teacher. As a child, she was educated by her father and later worked with him at a college for boys in Paris, Kentucky. She had read Virgil and Horace before the age of twelve. In 1858 and 1859, she published her first poems, and in 1859, she published her first novel, "Zenaida," as a romance. Some of her poetry was published in Kentucky and the south during the Civil War. She was asked to write pieces to cheer up the lonely prisoners at Johnson's Island. She began writing to Capt. James Clark, and the two corresponded throughout his captivity. After the war, he moved to Kentucky and co-edited "The Kentucky People" with her before they married. Her poem, "Blind Tom's Music," was published in 1865. She also contributed to Southland Writers and other collections published in New York City. The Carters moved to Texas, where she worked as an assistant librarian at the University of Texas for 14 years. Clark was the founder of the DAR's Thankful Hubbard chapter in Austin, which was named after her ancestor. In 1889, she became the first State Regent of the Texas Society of the DAR. The National Society of the DAR. so appreciated the pioneering work Clark did for the order in Texas that she was made an honorary state regent for life. She also served as historian of the Thankful Hubbard Chapter. Clark was a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and a charter member of the Colonial Dames of Texas. She was a member of both the University Ladies' Club and the Shakespeare Club and was one of the organizers. She was the first woman to have her portrait hung in the university's main tower in recognition of her contributions.
Author, poet, newspaper editor, librarian and teacher. As a child, she was educated by her father and later worked with him at a college for boys in Paris, Kentucky. She had read Virgil and Horace before the age of twelve. In 1858 and 1859, she published her first poems, and in 1859, she published her first novel, "Zenaida," as a romance. Some of her poetry was published in Kentucky and the south during the Civil War. She was asked to write pieces to cheer up the lonely prisoners at Johnson's Island. She began writing to Capt. James Clark, and the two corresponded throughout his captivity. After the war, he moved to Kentucky and co-edited "The Kentucky People" with her before they married. Her poem, "Blind Tom's Music," was published in 1865. She also contributed to Southland Writers and other collections published in New York City. The Carters moved to Texas, where she worked as an assistant librarian at the University of Texas for 14 years. Clark was the founder of the DAR's Thankful Hubbard chapter in Austin, which was named after her ancestor. In 1889, she became the first State Regent of the Texas Society of the DAR. The National Society of the DAR. so appreciated the pioneering work Clark did for the order in Texas that she was made an honorary state regent for life. She also served as historian of the Thankful Hubbard Chapter. Clark was a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and a charter member of the Colonial Dames of Texas. She was a member of both the University Ladies' Club and the Shakespeare Club and was one of the organizers. She was the first woman to have her portrait hung in the university's main tower in recognition of her contributions.
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