Elfrida De Renne Barrow

Elfrida De Renne Barrow (January 7, 1884 – October 1, 1970) was an author and poet who was honored as a Georgia Woman of Achievement. In her years as curator, some of her articles were published in the Society's journal, and she also began to have her poetry published.

Early life De Renne was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1884 to Wymberley Jones De Renne and Laura Norris Camblos.

Poetry In 1920, she co-founded The Poetry Society of Georgia with four other women, calling themselves the "Prosodists." The women brought poet and editor Harriet Monroe to Savannah, Georgia, to review their poetry, leading to Monroe's journal Poetry featuring Barrow's poetry. The journal continued to publish Barrow's poetry for many years.

Wormsloe Foundation In 1931, De Renne took over her brother's mortgage at the Wormsloe Plantation, where the family had upheld a tradition of printing publications and building a library, which culminated in the building of the De Renne Georgia Library in 1907. When Barrow and her husband moved to Athens, Georgia, she made the library collection available to the University of Georgia.