| Minnie Gow Walsworth | |
| Nickname: | "Minnie" |
| Birth Name: | Mary Murdock Gow |
| Birth Date: | July 25, 1859 |
| Birth Place: | Dixon, Illinois, U.S. |
| Death Date: | June 25, 1947 |
| Occupation: | poet |
| Alma Mater: | Washington Female Seminary |
| Notable Works: | "Luaine" |
Minnie Gow Walsworth (July 25, 1859 – June 25, 1947) was an American poet.[1]
Mary Murdock Gow was born in Dixon, Illinois, July 25, 1859. Her family was one of the earliest to settle in western Pennsylvania.[2] Her family's ancestors included people of literary and professional pursuits. Her grandfather, John L. Gow, of Washington, Pennsylvania, was a writer of poetry and prose. Her father, Alex M. Gow, was a prominent educator and editor in Pennsylvania and Indiana. He was the author of "Good Morals and Gentle Manners," a book used in the public schools of the U.S.
Before Minnie was ten years of age, her poetic productions were numerous and showed a precocious imagination and unusual grace of expression. Minnie's sister, Sybil, was also a poet.[3]
Walsworth was a graduate of Washington Female Seminary.
On December 4, 1891, she married Edgar Douglas Walsworth, of Fontanelle, Iowa, to which place she had removed with her family a few years previous.
She was a contributor to the New York Independent, Interior, St. Nicholas Wide Awake, Literary Life, Presbyterian Banner, and other periodicals.
Her works appeared in several newspapers, such as Iowa County Democrat,[4] Los Angeles Herald.[5] News-Journal,[6] "Luaine", a poem, contained her most mature and careful work.
Minnie Gow Walsworth died June 25, 1947.[7]