Marah Ellis Ryan

Activist

Birthday February 27, 1860

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace Pennsylvania

DEATH DATE Jul 11, 1934 (74)

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About

An American writer who became an authority on the tribal life of Native Americans, she is best known for works such as The Druid Path and Pagan Prayers.

Before Fame

She went to live among the Hopi Indians and became an activist for Native American rights.

Trivia

She was an actress as well as a writer.

Family Life

She married actor and comedian Samuel Erwin Ryan in 1883.

Associated With

She and Willard Hughes Rollings both wrote about Native Americans.