Laura M. Hawley Thurston (pen name, Viola; December 20, 1812 – July 21, 1842) was an American poet and educator. A prolific writer, most of her works were originally published in the Louisville Journal, and in William D. Gallagher's Hesperian. Among Indiana's early poets, she was a contemporary of Amanda L. Ruter Dufour, while among Kentucky poets, she was a friend of Amelia B. Welby.
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20 December 1812
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Died |
21 July 1842 (aged 29)
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Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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