Amy Lowell (Cyclopedia of World Authors)
Born into an aristocratic family, the female members of which never spoke in public, Amy Lowell (LOH-uhl) distinguished herself as a poet, literary critic, biographer, and vocal advocate of modern poetry. She was the youngest child of Augustus and Katherine Lawrence Lowell, both of whom had inherited fortunes from textile manufacturing. Augustus was descended from Percival Lowle, who had immigrated to America in 1639 and established one of the most distinguished families in New England. Amy Lowell’s ancestors had helped to found the Boston Athenaeum and the Lowell Institute and served...
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