Martha Griffith BrowneMartha ""Mattie"" Griffith Browne, born on October 2, 1828, in Owensboro, Kentucky, was a prominent anti-slavery novelist and suffragist. Orphaned at a young age, she and her sister were raised by their grandfather in Daviess County, Kentucky. Her ealy years were spent between Owensboro and Louisville, Kentucky. In Louisville, she became known for her poetry, contributing regularly to George D. Prentice's Louisville Daily Courier and publishing her first poetry collection, Poems by Mattie Griffith, in 1852. Griffith Browne's most famous work is Autobiography of a Female Slave (1856), a novel that recounts the experiences of a female slave in Kentucky, based on Griffith's own childhood experiences. The novel gained significant attention from abolitionists like William Lloyd Garrison and Lydia Maria Child, and solidified Griffith's position in the anti-slavery movement. She also wrote the serialized novel Madge Vertner (1859-1860) and Ratie: A True Story of a Little Hunchback (1862) during the Civil War. Beyond her literary career, Griffith Browne was an advocate for women's rights and contributed to both the anti-slavery and suffrage movements. She passed away on May 25, 1906. Read More Read Less