Anne Maria Hampton Brewster (October 29, 1818 – April 1, 1892) was one of America's first female foreign correspondents, publishing primarily in Philadelphia, New York and Boston newspapers.

She was a "social outlaw" (as a friend described her) by refusing to marry, by converting to Catholicism, by moving out of the house of older brother, Benjamin H. Brewster (who later served as United States Attorney General in the 1880s), in order to live alone, by moving to Rome, and, foremost, by continuing to write through it all, first as a dilettante and then as a self-supporting professional.

Brewster died in Siena, Italy on April 1, 1892, and left her writings and books to the Library Company of Philadelphia.

She later left to go to Rome, Italy and wrote on many Italian topics such as: Art, architecture, archaeology, political events, and social gossip for many different American newspapers.

All throughout her life, Anne continued to write having published a total of three novels, seven pieces of nonfiction, fifty-two short stories, and four poems, along with many newspaper articles.

Anne died in 1893 and The Library Company has recognized her wishes and kept all of her works intact through a special accessioning procedure.

Anne's father died a year later in 1854 and broke the agreement that was made by leaving his entire estate and Maria's belongings to his sons that he had with Isabella.

They were published in American newspapers such as the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, the Bother Advertiser, and the New York World.

Her letter recipients consisted mainly of Thomas Buchanan Read (painter Poet), Amelia B. Edwards (author and archaeologist), Grace Greenwood(Pseudonym), and Benjamin Brewster(her brother).

Annes published papers include a section with documents signed by Abraham Lincoln, W. T. Sherman, James Madison, and others.