Kathleen Norris

Novelist Kathleen Thompson Norris was born in San Francisco, California on July 16, 1880. She was educated in a special course at the University of California. She married fellow author Charles Norris in 1909. She was the highest-paid female writer of her time. She also contributed to numerous magazines including McClure's, Ladies' Home Journal, and Woman's Home Companion. She died on January 18, 1966.