Louise Woodworth Foss

Louisa Woodworth Sanborn Foss (April 19, 1841 in Thetford, Vermont^[1] – September 22, 1892 in Malden, Massachusetts^[2]) was regarded as the best American elocutionist in her day. Compared to Charlotte Cushman, Foss was counted among the first woman elocutionists in the world.

Biography

Louisa Sanborn was a native of Thetford, Vermont. She was educated at Thetford Academy, Vermont.^[3]

She became a teacher and subsequently married Eliphalet J. Foss, the Boston photographer. After a few years of home life, she adopted the profession of an elocutionist, studying with Richard Reeve Baxter of Harvard College. Her local reputation as a reader was long known to the literary circles of Boston,^[4] where she was affiliated with the Boston Academy of Elocution and Dramatic Arts.^[5] By 1883, she had been before the public for five successive seasons, her engagements extending through the principal cities of twenty-two States,^[3] and extending from the east coast to the west.^[6]

References

Bibliography

• This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Hanaford, Phebe Ann (1883). Daughters of America; Or, Women of the Century (Public domain ed.). B. B. Russell.
• This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Kofoid (1887). Pamphlets on Biology: Kofoid collection. Vol. 3160 (Public domain ed.). Kofoid.
• This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Richards, J. H. (1878). The Nation. Vol. 27 (Public domain ed.). J. H. Richards.
• This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Tooker, T. D. (1873). Folio. Vol. 8–11 (Public domain ed.). White, Smith.

External links

• A.M. Lunt, printer, 1875, Louise Woodworth Foss: Opinions of the Press, Lecturers, and Lyceum Managers