Danske Dandridge
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Caroline "Danske" Dandridge (November 19, 1854 - June 3, 1914) was an American poet, historian and garden writer.
Dandridge was born on November 19, 1854 in Copenhagen, Denmark to Caroline Lawrence Bedinger and Henry Bedinger
III, the United States' first ambassador to Denmark. She was brought to the United States in 1857, living in Flushing, New York and later in Shepherdstown, Virginia
.
In Shepherdstown, her mother purchased an estate called "Poplar Grove", renaming it "Rosebrake
" and here the family cared for wounded soldiers during the Battle of Antietam
. Danske married Stephen Dandridge on May 3, 1877. They went on to have three children.
As a child, she used to write poetry and aspired to be a writer, but put her writing aside for some years. She began writing poetry again in 1883 and had her first poem published in Godey's Lady's Book
in 1885. She renamed the family home "Rose Brake" at about the same time. In March 1888, Danske's first book of poems, "Joy and Other Poems," was published by G.P. Putnam's Sons. In the late 1890s, she turned to writing garden articles for "Garden and Forest" among other publications, and after that devoted her time to writing works of history. She died at home in Shepherdstown, West Virginia
on June 3, 1914.
Dandridge was born on November 19, 1854 in Copenhagen, Denmark to Caroline Lawrence Bedinger and Henry Bedinger
Henry Bedinger
Henry Bedinger III was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and diplomat from Virginia. He was the nephew of George Michael Bedinger....
III, the United States' first ambassador to Denmark. She was brought to the United States in 1857, living in Flushing, New York and later in Shepherdstown, Virginia
Shepherdstown, West Virginia
Shepherdstown is a town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States, located along the Potomac River. It is the oldest town in the state, having been chartered in 1762 by Colonial Virginia's General Assembly. Since 1863, Shepherdstown has been in West Virginia, and is the oldest town in...
.
In Shepherdstown, her mother purchased an estate called "Poplar Grove", renaming it "Rosebrake
Morgan-Bedinger-Dandridge House
The Morgan-Bedinger-Dandridge House, also known as Poplar Grove, then Rosebrake, is part of a group of structures affiliated with the Morgan's Grove rural historic district near Shepherdstown, West Virginia. The house was known as Poplar Grove until 1877. The original building was built circa...
" and here the family cared for wounded soldiers during the Battle of Antietam
Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam , fought on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam Creek, as part of the Maryland Campaign, was the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Northern soil. It was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with about 23,000...
. Danske married Stephen Dandridge on May 3, 1877. They went on to have three children.
As a child, she used to write poetry and aspired to be a writer, but put her writing aside for some years. She began writing poetry again in 1883 and had her first poem published in Godey's Lady's Book
Godey's Lady's Book
Godey's Lady's Book, alternatively known as Godey's Magazine and Lady's Book, was a United States magazine which was published in Philadelphia. It was the most widely circulated magazine in the period before the Civil War. Its circulation rose from 70,000 in the 1840s to 150,000 in 1860...
in 1885. She renamed the family home "Rose Brake" at about the same time. In March 1888, Danske's first book of poems, "Joy and Other Poems," was published by G.P. Putnam's Sons. In the late 1890s, she turned to writing garden articles for "Garden and Forest" among other publications, and after that devoted her time to writing works of history. She died at home in Shepherdstown, West Virginia
Shepherdstown, West Virginia
Shepherdstown is a town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States, located along the Potomac River. It is the oldest town in the state, having been chartered in 1762 by Colonial Virginia's General Assembly. Since 1863, Shepherdstown has been in West Virginia, and is the oldest town in...
on June 3, 1914.
Works
- Joy and Other Poems, 1888
- Rose Brake, 1890
- George Michael Bedinger: Kentucky Pioneer, 1909
- Historic Shepherdstown, 1910
- Prisoners of the American Revolution, 1910
External links
- Danske Dandridge at West Virginia University Library
- Garden and Forest at the Library of Congress
- A Lantern in a Poet's Garden Nine of Dandridge's Poems Set to Music by Terry Tucker