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Anne Boyd Rioux is Professor of English at the University of New Orleans as well as author of Constance Fenimore Woolson: Portrait of a Lady Novelist and editor of a collection of Woolson’s stories, Miss Grief and Other Stories, both published by W.W. Norton. She also writes a monthly newsletter, “The Bluestocking Bulletin,” that profiles little-known but important women writers. She can be found online at AnneBoydRioux.com, as well as on Facebook and Twitter.
Anne Boyd Rioux
Anne Boyd Rioux is Professor of English at the University of New Orleans as well as author of Constance Fenimore Woolson: Portrait of a Lady Novelist and editor of a collection of Woolson’s stories, Miss Grief and Other Stories, both published by W.W. Norton. She also writes a monthly newsletter, “The Bluestocking Bulletin,” that profiles little-known but important women writers. She can be found online at AnneBoydRioux.com, as well as on Facebook and Twitter.