2 Quotes & Sayings By Susan Fenimore Cooper
Susan Fenimore Cooper was born July 26, 1851 in Chatham. She was the eldest of nine children of Dr. Samuel Wilson Cooper and his wife, Eliza Jane (Potter) Cooper. Susan's childhood was marked by many hardships
Her father died when she was only ten years old. Her mother had some success as a writer, but had to give up her literary career for lack of money. After some time spent in New York, she moved to Santa Clara, California, where she wrote what became one of her best-known works, The Spy, or Romance of the Mountain Ranch.
Susan was an avid reader and student throughout her life. She graduated from Stanford University in 1875 with a B.A. degree, after which she went on to teach school for two years.
She then attended Yankton College of Law in South Dakota where she graduated with her LL.B. degree in 1878.