Belle R. Harrison

Belle R. Harrison (1856-1940) was a poet and short story author of the American South, as well as an educator.

Biography
Lucy Belle Richardson was born October 20, 1856, at Camden, Alabama. She was the daughter of Professor Warfield Creath Richardson (1823-1914) and Catherine Cole (Jones) Richardson (1833-1911). Her siblings were Clement (b. 1859) and Ida (b. 1861). She was educated at Stafford school and the Tuscaloosa female college.

Harrison was the author of, Poems, 1898, as well as a collection of negro short stories. She was a Methodist and a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Harrison served as president of the Kettledrum Club of Tuscaloosa.

On July 21, 1881, she married John Calhoun Harrison, of Tuscaloosa. They resided in that city. Their children were Katie (b. 1882) and Adeline (b. 1888). Belle R. Harrison died in Tuscaloosa, December 4, 1940.

The Belle R. Harrison Literary Society was named in her honor.

Poems

 * "Pomp's Defense", The Banner Weekly, 1893
 * "How Many Cats Have We", The Chicago Ledger, 1898

Poetry collections

 * Poems, 1898 (text)

Short story collections

 * Pomp's People, 1929