Sarah Elizabeth Bierce

Sarah Elizabeth Bierce (1838–1898) was an American journalist and educator who was a charter member of the Woman's Press Club of Cleveland.

Early years and education She was born Sarah Elizabeth Holden in Sweden, Maine, she attended primary school in New England later moving to Michigan and graduating from Kalamazoo College in 1860.

Career After graduating from college, for six years she taught in both public and private schools. While engaged in school work, she wrote plays, which were first used by her pupils and afterwards published. Dring her marriage from 1866, to her husband's death, in 1881, Bierce wrote little for the press.

She died in October 1898 and is buried at Lake View Cemetery.