Elizabeth Eggleston Seelye

Elizabeth Eggleston Seelye was a writer and biographer. She was born in December 1858 in Minnesota and died in November 1923 in Pennsylvania. Seelye was the daughter of well-known historian and novelist Edward Eggleston. She married Elwyn Seelye, founder of the New York State Historical Association in 1877. In addition to her biography of Pocahontas, Elizabeth Eggleston Seelye also wrote several other biographies on historical figures and was featured in popular magazines such as Harper's...See more

Elizabeth Eggleston Seelye was a writer and biographer. She was born in December 1858 in Minnesota and died in November 1923 in Pennsylvania. Seelye was the daughter of well-known historian and novelist Edward Eggleston. She married Elwyn Seelye, founder of the New York State Historical Association in 1877. In addition to her biography of Pocahontas, Elizabeth Eggleston Seelye also wrote several other biographies on historical figures and was featured in popular magazines such as Harper's Bazaar over the years. See less