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Kate Adele Aplington

1859 – 1928

American novelist

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Lived 1859 – 1928 (aged 68–69). Kate Adele Aplington was a writer and novelist.

Kate Adele Aplington ( Smith; March 1, 1859 – September 26, 1928) was an American novelist, photographer, painter, suffragist, and clubwoman.

She was born Kate Adele Smith, the daughter of Henry H. Smith, a school superintendent, and Elizabeth Melinda (Deming) Smith. She graduated from Polo High School in Polo, Illinois. She taught high school herself briefly at Ottawa High School in Ottawa, Illinois. In 1879, she married John Aplington, a lawyer, and they moved to Council Grove, Kansas the next year. She worked to preserve Hermit's Cave on Belfry Hill as a public park. She established the Aplington Art Gallery or the Kansas State Art Collection, a collection of art prints that toured the state of Kansas. At the time of her death, she had completed a book about Florida, The Strangler Tree.

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1859, New York, Sugar Grove
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Kate A. Aplington, Kate Aplington

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Who was Kate Adele Aplington?

American novelist (1859–1928)

When was Kate Adele Aplington born?

Kate Adele Aplington was born in 1859 in New York, Sugar Grove.

When did Kate Adele Aplington die?

Kate Adele Aplington died on 26 September 1928 in Miami.

What was Kate Adele Aplington's occupation?

Kate Adele Aplington was a writer and novelist.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Kate Adele Aplington

· Wikidata: Q120794236

· DBpedia: Kate Aplington

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