Cornelia James Cannon
Cornelia James Cannon (1876–1969) was a feminist reformer and best-selling author of the novel Red Rust.[1] She wrote eight novels in total as well as numerous essays on topics such as women's rights, birth control, and immigration policy.[2] Cannon was active with Planned Parenthood, the League of Women Voters, and a local political association in Massachusetts.[3]
In 2011, Maria I. Diedrich published a biography of Cannon, Cornelia James Cannon and the Future American Race, juxtaposing her life and work as a feminist reformer with her beliefs in eugenics in the context of the 1920s and 1930s.[4]
Cannon was the mother of Marian Cannon Schlesinger, an author and artist. She was married to Walter Bradford Cannon, a professor at Harvard University.[5] She was raised in Minnesota and is a graduate of Radcliffe College.[4]
