The Love Story of an Old Maid; She Began to Love at Sixteen, but Waited: for What? by Sara Powell Haardt

The Love Story of an Old Maid; She Began to Love at Sixteen, but Waited: for What? by Sara Powell Haardt

Sara Powell Haardt

1898-1935

Sara Haardt, a talented writer, was born and raised in Montgomery, Alabama, where she received her education at Margaret Booth School and later attended Goucher College in Baltimore, Maryland. Her literary pursuits and involvement in women's suffrage activism shaped her early career. Haardt's friendship with H.L. Mencken, a prominent figure in journalism and literature, influenced her writing and provided guidance. Despite battling tuberculosis throughout her life, Haardt persisted in her writing endeavors, publishing works such as her novel The Making of a Lady. Tragically, her illness ultimately led to her untimely death in 1935, leaving behind a collection of her short stories titled Southern Album, curated by Mencken.

Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://AlabamaAuthors.org

1927

The Love Story of an Old Maid; She Began to Love at Sixteen, but Waited: for What? Girard, KS; Haldeman-Julius, 1927.

AL Book Collection

Haardt, Sara Powell, “The Love Story of an Old Maid; She Began to Love at Sixteen, but Waited: for What? by Sara Powell Haardt,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed October 5, 2024, https://alabamaauthors.org/items/show/8245.