Corra Mae Harris (1869–1935,) née White, was an American writer and journalist known for her novels, essays, and book reviews exploring Southern life and values. One of the first female war correspondents abroad during World War I, she reported for the Saturday Evening Post. Her decades-long career made her one of Georgia’s most recognized women in the early 20th century.
Born in Elbert County, Georgia, Harris had limited formal education, attending Elberton Female Academy but never graduating. She married Lundy Howard Harris, a Methodist minister, in 1887. Her writing career began in 1899 with a controversial letter defending the South against Northern criticism of lynching, published in The Independent, launching her into national prominence.
Harris authored over two dozen books, including A Circuit Rider’s Wife (1910,) her most famous novel, later adapted into the 1951 film I’d Climb the Highest Mountain. Other notable works include The Co-Citizens (1915,) As a Woman Thinks (1925,) and her autobiography My Heart and Home (1923.) She published over 200 articles and short stories in Harper’s, Good Housekeeping, and Ladies’ Home Journal.
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The bravest thing you can do when you are not brave is to profess courage and act accordingly.
—Corra Mae Harris
Topics: Bravery, Courage
A woman would rather visit her own grave than the place where she has been young and beautiful after she is aged and ugly.
—Corra Mae Harris
Topics: Aging, Age
A woman would rather visit her own grave than the place where she has been young and beautiful after she is aged and ugly.
—Corra Mae Harris
Topics: Aging, Age
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