Anna Cora Mowatt

Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
Portrait of Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie, c. 1840–1860
Born	(1819-03-05)March 5, 1819 Bordeaux, France
Died	July 21, 1870(1870-07-21) (aged 51) Twickenham, England
Pen name	"Isabel" "Henry C. Browning" "Helen Berkley"
Occupation	Playwright, actress
Notable works	Fashion
Spouses	James Mowatt ​ ​ (m. 1834; died 1851)​ William Foushee Ritchie ​ ​ (m. 1853; died 1868)​

Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie (née, Ogden; after first marriage, Mowatt; after second marriage, Ritchie; pseudonyms, Isabel, Henry C. Browning, and Helen Berkley; March 5, 1819 – July 21, 1870) was a French-born American author, playwright, public reader, actress, and preservationist. Her best known work was the play Fashion, published in 1845. Following her critical success as a playwright, she enjoyed a successful career on stage as an actress. Her Autobiography of an Actress was published in 1853. Anna Cora Mowatt played a central role in lobbying and fundraising during the early years of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, the oldest national historic preservation organization in the United States.