Emma Catherine Embury

Auguste Edouart makes clear some of Emma Catherine Embury’s roles: she was an “Authoress,” “wife of Daniel,” and “Daughter of Dr. James Manley.” Embury first published while a teenager, under the pseudonym “Ianthe.” As an adult, her poems and stories appeared in widely read periodicals, such as Godey’s Lady’s Book. Like many other women writers of the time, her work focused on such themes as unrequited love and silent suffering. She also hosted literary salons at her commodious Brooklyn home.