From Wikipedia
Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton (October 30, 1857 – June 14,
1948) was a prominent and prolific American author. Many of her novels are set
in her home state, California. Her best-seller Black Oxen (1923) was made into
a silent movie of the same name. In addition to novels, she wrote short
stories, essays, and articles for magazines and newspapers on such issues as
feminism, politics, and war. She was strong-willed, independent-minded, and
sometimes controversial.
