Jessamyn West
Jessamyn West was born in Indiana, United States on July 18th, 1902 and is the Novelist. At the age of 81, Jessamyn West biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Mary Jessamyn West (July 18, 1902 – February 23, 1984) was an American author of short stories and books, especially The Friendly Persuasion (1945).
She graduated from Fullerton Union High School in 1919 and Whittier College in 1923. She was a Quaker from Indiana.
In 1921, she helped found the Palmer Society.
She was named Honorary Doctor of Letters by the Institute of Letters (Litt.
In 1946, Whittier College obtained a Doctor of Distinction.
Personal life
West was born in Vernon, Indiana, to Eldo Roy West and Grace Anna Milhous. She was Richard Nixon's second cousin through her mother's father. When she was six years old, her family left the state to California. Merle, Myron, and Carmen were among the family's three brothers and a sister. As Nixon's father, Frank, referred to as "a fiery persuasive tutor," West continued to attend a Sunday school class taught by Nixon's father, who referred to her as "a fiery persuasive tutor." She later wrote that Frank Nixon's interpretation of the social gospel led her politically toward socialism.