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Mary Jessamyn West (July 18, 1902 – February 23, 1984) was an American author of short stories and novels, notably The Friendly Persuasion (1945). A Quaker from Indiana , she graduated from Fullerton Union High School in 1919 [2] and Whittier College in 1923.
Jessamyn Charity West (born September 5, 1968) is an American library technologist and writer known for her activism and work on the digital divide. She is the creator of librarian.net. She is the Vermont Chapter Councilor of the American Library Association, and was Director of Operations at the group blog MetaFilter from 2005 to 2014. [1] .
Jessamyn West was an American writer, a master of the short story and an accomplished novelist, who wrote with particular sensitivity about mother-daughter relationships. She is perhaps best remembered for The Friendly Persuasion (1945), which gathered stories that reflect her Quaker heritage.
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Jessamyn West. 1902-1984 Nationality: American Place of Birth: Jennings County, Ind. Place of Death: Napa, Calif. Genre (s): Novels; Short Stories; Screenplays; Poetry; Biography; Songs/Lyrics and libretti; Fiction; Nonfiction; Plays. Award:
Jessamyn West has 54 books on Goodreads with 6861 ratings. Jessamyn West’s most popular book is The Friendly Persuasion.
Vermont Chapter Councilor Report – LibLearnX 2023. Posted on 19Feb24 by jessamyn. This is not my usual ALA report because the Council meetings at LibLearnX were brief and I was occupied with some legislation I’d been working on. Here are some important notes for those who are interested in ALA topics. Continue reading.
Jessamyn West was a Quaker, a Westerner, and a woman, but she refused to be defined solely by these labels. She loved the western United States with its vast panoramas, and her attitudes and values reflected her gentle Quaker background. But she was more than an accumulation of places, family, or religious beliefs; "Who was I?"
