Biography
Mary Jessamyn West (July 18, 1902 – February 23, 1984) was an American author of short stories and novels, notably The Friendly Persuasion (1945). A Quaker from Indiana, she graduated from Fullerton Union High School in 1919 and Whittier College in 1923. There she helped found the Palmer Society in 1921. She received an honorary Doctor of Letters (Litt.D) degree from Whittier College in 1946. She received the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize in 1975.
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Birthday1902-07-18
Deathday1984-02-22 (81 years old)
ReligionQuakers
FatherEldo Roy West
MotherGrace Anna Milhous
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsJanet Heidinger Kafka Prize
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