Clara Louise Thompson

Thompson grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, along with a sister, Alice.

[2] She was the author of Seneca's Octavia as well as articles and other writings in various magazines.

Thompson was affiliated with the Advisory Council of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage.

[2][3][4][5] Thompson made her home in Rome, Georgia and Saint Louis, Missouri.

She had a romantic relationship spanning decades with Jeannette Howard Foster,[3][4][5] a librarian, professor, poet, and researcher.