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Restoring a Writer’s Legacy: Leatha Kendrick on the Two Effie Smiths
How did poet Effie Smith Ely’s work become misattributed to Effie Waller Smith? In her research, Leatha Kendrick uncovers the truth through archival sleuthing, ancestral research, and manuscript analysis.
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In her article “Effie Smith Ely: Forgotten Poet: Untangling the Publications of Effie Smith Ely and Effie Waller Smith” Leatha Kendrick clears up authorial confusion over poet Effie Smith Ely whose work has been misattributed to Effie Waller Smith in publication. Through ancestral research, archival sleuthing and manuscript analysis, Kendrick works to correct false accreditation, uncovering the true authorship and voice of Effie Smith Ely.
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