Mary Hallock Foote

About

A turn-of-the-century author and illustrator, she is best known for her short stories set in mining towns in the American West.

Before Fame

She studied art in New York City at the New Cooper Institute School of Design for Women.

Trivia

She developed a reputation as a sophisticated hostess to dignitaries and celebrities.

Family Life

She married Arthur De Wint Foote in 1876; they later had three children.

Associated With

Her life story inspired Angle of Repose, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Wallace Stegner.