Meridel Le Sueur

Meridel Le Sueur was a writer who was born in Murray February 22, 1900, and died in Hudson, Wisconsin, on November 14, 1996. Her mother and stepfather were social activists who greatly influenced her values. She wrote short stories, poems, books, and newspaper articles. She also studied acting and worked on stage. In Hollywood she worked as an extra and as a stunt woman in 'The Perils of Pauline' and 'The Last of the Mohicans'. She was a respected writer who was committed to feminism and left-wing politics. Her writing focused mainly on working class women and their issues, but she also wrote children's books such as 'A Story of Davy Crockett' and 'The Story of Johnny Appleseed'. She was a member of the Communist Party and was blacklisted by the House Committee on Un-American Activities in 1947. Her last novel Dread Road was published in 1991.