Maude Andrews Ohl

Maude Andrews Ohl
"A Woman of the Century"
Born	Maude Annulet Andrews December 29, 1862 Taliaferro County, Georgia, U.S.
Died	January 7, 1943 Bronxville, New York, U.S.
Pen name	"Annulet Andrews"
Occupation	journalist, poet, novelist
Spouse	Josiah Kingsley Ohl ​ ​ (m. 1889; died 1920)​
Children	1 daughter
Relatives	Fanny Andrews (cousin) (cousin) Robert Toombs

Maude Andrews Ohl (pen names, Annulet Andrews; December 29, 1862 – January 7, 1943) was an American journalist, poet, and novelist. She was The Atlanta Constitution's (now, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) first woman reporter.^[1]

Early life and education[]

Maude Annulet Andrews^[2] was born in Taliaferro County, Georgia, December 29, 1862, in the home of her great-grandfather, Joshua Morgan. In infancy she went with her parents to Washington, Georgia, where she spent the years of her childhood in the home of her grandfather, Judge Garnett Andrews,^[3] one of the most distinguished jurists in the state. It was a sprawling estate with old orchards and terraced gardens, surrounded by a forest of giant trees. Ohl's father was Dr. Henry Andrews.^[4] Her cousins included Fanny Andrews, a popular novelist, and , the astronomer.^[5] Ohl was also related to General Robert Toombs.^[6]

Ohl received a liberal education and early showed her bent towards literature.^[3]

As a mere child, Ohl began writing poetry, much of which was printed.^[3]

Career[]

She became a contributor to the comic papers and magazines, and in 1889, as a result of some clever letters sent by her from New York City to The Atlanta Constitution,^[4] which at once developed a reputation as a promising young writer. Her work has included society sketches, art and dramatic criticism, and essays on social subjects, reforms, and public charities.^[3]

At an early age, she met Josiah Kingsley Ohl (1863-1920) at the Constitution, and by the time they married, in 1889,^[7] he was city editor and she was society editor.^[8][9] She continued using her maiden name, "Maude Andrews", while at the Constitution.^[10]

Ohl published poems in the Magazine of Poetry and in various journals. Her poems were widely copied.^[3] She also wrote for Puck,^[11] Cosmopolitan, and for Harper's Weekly.^[10] Under the pen name, "Annulet Andrews", she was the author of an autobiographical novel, Melissa Starke, published shortly before her 73rd birthday, and The Wife of Narcissus, a novel which ran serially in The Saturday Evening Post.^[12][9] As a critic, she was outspoken and appreciative. She discussed art and the drama with ability, and her society sketches were equally characterized by novelty and vigorous treatment. She wrote on all social matters, reforms, public charities, entertainments, with excellence.^[5]

Ohl was one of the Lady Managers of the Cotton States and International Exposition (1896). She served as president of the press committee,^[13] and provided services for the Woman's Department.^[10]

1906

Ohl accompanied her husband to China when the latter was sent to the Orient as the Far Eastern Correspondent for the New York Herald. They returned to the U.S. in the early 1900s, when her Josiah was named editor of the Herald, and she then wrote a number of articles on her life in China.^[9]

While in Paris, and later in London, she contributed to various foreign periodicals. By 1906, she was residing in New York, contributing to syndicates and magazines, among them Lippincott's and Everybody's, while continuing to contribute weekly articles for the Constitution.^[6]

In 1891, along with Lollie Belle Wylie and others, she co-founded the Georgia Women's Press Club.^[14]

Personal life[]

The couple had one daughter, Joan,^[9] and made their home in Atlanta, Georgia.^[3] Following a short illness, Ohlo died at her home in the Gramatan Hotel, Bronxville, New York, January 7, 1943.^[12][1]

Selected works[]

• Melissa Starke
• The Wife of Narcissus

References[]

Citations[]

Attribution[]

• This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Bob Taylor Magazine (1906). The Taylor-Trotwood Magazine. Vol. 3–4 (Public domain ed.). Taylor Publishing Company.
• This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: The Illustrated American (1891). The Illustrated American. Vol. 8 (Public domain ed.).
• This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: The Midland Monthly (1895). The Midland Monthly. Vol. 3 (Public domain ed.). Johnson Brigham.
• This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Moulton, Charles Wells (1892). "Maude Andrews Ohlo by M. R. C.". The Magazine of Poetry and Literary Review. Vol. 4 (Public domain ed.). C.W. Moulton.
• This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Willard, Frances Elizabeth; Livermore, Mary Ashton Rice (1893). A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred-seventy Biographical Sketches Accompanied by Portraits of Leading American Women in All Walks of Life (Public domain ed.). Charles Wells Moulton.

External links[]

• Works related to Woman of the Century/Maude Andrews Ohl at Wikisource