![]() ![]() Mary's Hall high school in Benicia, California, and, briefly, the Sayre School in Lexington, Kentucky. Grandfather Franklin insisted she be well read, and this influenced her greatly. Her parents separated in 1860 when she was two years old, and she was raised by her maternal grandfather, Stephen Franklin, a devout Presbyterian and a relative of Benjamin Franklin. Her father had become a prominent citizen in San Francisco as a tobacco merchant, although he originally hailed from Stonington, Connecticut. ![]() Gertrude Franklin Horn was born on October 30, 1857, in San Francisco, California, to Thomas Ludovich Horn and his wife, the former Gertrude Franklin. ![]() In addition to novels, she wrote short stories, essays, and articles for magazines and newspapers on such issues as feminism, politics, and war. Her bestseller Black Oxen (1923) was made into a silent movie of the same name. Many of her novels are set in her home state of California. Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton (Octo– June 14, 1948) was an American author. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gertrude Atherton. ![]()
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