Maud Howe Elliott

Maud Howe Elliott (November 9, 1854 – March 19, 1948) was an American writer, most notable for her Pulitzer prize-winning collaboration with her sisters, Laura E. Richards and Florence Hall, on their mother's biography "The Life of Julia Ward Howe" (1916). Her other works included "A Newport Aquarelle" (1883); "Phillida" (1891); "Mammon", later published as "Honor: A Novel" (1893); "Roma Beata, Letters from the Eternal City" (1903); "The Eleventh Hour in the Life of Julia Ward Howe" (1911); "Three Generations" (1923); "Lord Byron's Helmet" (1927); "John Elliott, The Story of an Artist" (1930); "My Cousin, F. Marion Crawford" (1934); and "This Was My Newport" (1944).
Biography.
Maud Howe was born on November 9, 1854 at the Perkins School for the Blind in Boston, founded by her father, Samuel Gridley Howe. Her mother was the author and abolitionist Julia Ward Howe. In 1887 she married English artist John Elliott. A socialite, Elliott was one of the founding members of the Society of the Four Arts in Palm Beach, Florida She was the honorary president of the organization until her death.
After her marriage, she lived in Chicago (1892–93) and Italy (1894-1900/1906-1910), before moving to Newport, where she spent the rest of her life. She was a founding member of the Newport Art Association, and served as its secretary from 1912–1942. Howe was also a founder of the Progressive Party and took part in the suffrage movement.
She died in 1948 in Newport, Rhode Island.