American author, newspaper editor, elocutionist (1858?1939)
This article is about the author and elocutionist. For the activist, see
Anne Braden
.
Mrs. Findley Braden
was the
pen name
of
Anna Braden
(
nee
,
Rile
; January 11, 1858 ? 1939) an American writer, newspaper editor, and
elocutionist
. Prior to marriage, she used
Madge Rile
and other pen names.
[1]
Early life and education
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Anna Margaretta (
nickname
, "Madge") Rile was born in
Montgomery, Pennsylvania
, January 11, 1858.
[2]
Her parents were John Conver and Sarah (Frantz) Rile.
[3]
She was of English and German descent, and her ancestors lived in or near
Philadelphia
,
Pennsylvania
, for over a century and a half. Her father was John Conver Rile. Her mother's maiden name was Frantz. She is fifth in direct line of descent from
Joseph Reed
, a
Founding Father of the United States
, his daughter being her great-grandmother.
[1]
She graduated from the
National School of Elocution and Oratory
, Philadelphia.
[1]
Career
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At the age of 15, Braden began writing for the newspapers and magazines. Beginning in 1874, she wrote under her maiden name, "Madge Rile", and several pen names.
[1]
Since her marriage, she adopted her husband's name, signing her articles "Mrs. Findley Braden". She wrote over 700 humorous and pathetic sketches, poems and serials, many of which appeared in the secular journals of
New York City
,
Boston
, and Philadelphia. She also wrote a number of songs that found their way into public favor. She was equally at home in the five dialects, Scotch, Irish,
Negro
, Dutch, and
Quaker
.
[1]
She published several volumes of poems.
[4]
Braden served as the editor of the monthly newspaper,
Presbyterian Visitor
, established in 1888, and published by Graves & Banks, Philadelphia.
[5]
Personal life
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In 1880, she married William Findley Braden (1852?1933),
[2]
of
Ohio
, and they resided in Philadelphia.
[1]
There were no children.
[4]
Braden was a member of the
Presbyterian Church
.
[1]
Anna Rile Braden died in 1939.
[2]
Selected works
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Books
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Mrs. Findley Braden (
Something new to recite
, 1908)
- Something new to recite
(1908) (
Text
)
Poems
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- "Heart-Murder" (1894)
[6]
- "Pills at Poughkeepsie" (1894)
[6]
- "She's In the Smart Set Now"
[7]
- "He Fought with Washington"
[8]
- "You Hae But Ae Mither To Lose" (1905)
[9]
- "Thae Auld Laird's Secret" (1918)
[10]
- "What the Lord Had Done For Him" (1918)
[10]
- "Fence o' Scripture Faith" (1918)
[10]
Plays
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- Convention of Realistic Readers
(1918)
[10]
Recitations
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- "The Fence O' Scripture Faith" (1887)
[11]
- "Rejoicin' at De Co'ners" (Negro dialect) (1894)
[6]
- "Con Cannon's Christmas Gift" (Irish dialect) (1899)
[12]
- "Mickey's Proposal" (Irish dialect) (1899)
[12]
- "A Bridal Soliloguy" (1899)
[12]
- "The Skeleton Soldier" (1899)
[12]
Musical compositions
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- "Dreaming of Sweetheart Prue", words by Mrs. Findley Braden, music by W. A. Webb (1912)
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References
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g
Willard, Frances Elizabeth
;
Livermore, Mary Ashton Rice
(1893). "BRADEN, Mrs. Anna Madge".
A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred-seventy Biographical Sketches Accompanied by Portraits of Leading American Women in All Walks of Life
.
Charles Wells Moulton
. pp. 112?13.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain
.
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a
b
c
"Anna Margaretta Rile 11 January 1858 ? 1939 ? KHRV-WKL"
.
ident.familysearch.org
. Retrieved
27 September
2022
.
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Colvin, Rachel M. (1990).
The Francis Family in America
. R.M. Colvin. p. 336
. Retrieved
27 September
2022
.
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a
b
Reed, Willoughby Henry (1929).
History and Genealogy of the Reed Family: Johann Philib Ried, Rieth, Riedt, Ritt, Rit, Rudt, Etc. in Europe and America ...
Norristown Press. p. 221.
ISBN
978-0-598-99399-1
. Retrieved
27 September
2022
.
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American Newspaper Directory
. New York: G.P. Rowell & Company. 1889. pp. 607?08
. Retrieved
27 September
2022
.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain
.
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a
b
c
Werner, Edgar S. (1894).
"Table of Contents"
.
Werner's Magazine
.
16
. E.S. Werner: 60, 221, 234
. Retrieved
27 September
2022
.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain
.
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Nathan, George Jean; Mencken, Henry Louis (1900).
"She's In the Smart Set Now"
.
The Smart Set: A Magazine of Cleverness
. Vol. 2. Ess Ess Publishing Company. p. 74
. Retrieved
27 September
2022
.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain
.
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Lieut: Col
. 1905. p. 77
. Retrieved
27 September
2022
.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain
.
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"Song"
.
The Caledonian
. Vol. 5. Caledonian Publishing Company. 1905. p. 17
. Retrieved
27 September
2022
.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain
.
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a
b
c
d
AN INDEX TO POETRY AND RECITATIONS
. 1918. pp. 18, 60, 320, 360, 398
. Retrieved
27 September
2022
.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain
.
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Garrett, Phineas (1887).
"The Fence O' Scripture Faith, by Mrs. Findley Braden"
.
One Hundred Choice Selections
.
27
. Penn: 147?51
. Retrieved
27 September
2022
.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain
.
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a
b
c
d
Werner, Edgar S. (1899).
"Choice Special Selections Suggested"
.
Werner's Voice Magazine
.
23
. E.S. Werner: 88, 198
. Retrieved
27 September
2022
.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain
.
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Library of Congress Copyright Office (1912).
Catalogue of Title-entries of Books and Other Articles Entered in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, Under the Copyright Law ... Wherein the Copyright Has Been Completed by the Deposit of Two Copies in the Office
. Vol. 7, Part 3, Issue 2, Number 11. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 22370
. Retrieved
27 September
2022
.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain
.
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