Martha D. Lincoln (1838 – October 6, 1911) was an American author and journalist of the long nineteenth century, widely known by her pen name, Bessie Beech.

[1] When she was sixteen years old, she began her literary career in numerous contributions to the Dover, New Hampshire, Morning Star, later published in Boston, Massachusetts.

She became the correspondent of the old Daily Chronicle, the Republican, the Union, the Republic, and several Sunday journals, and retained her connection with papers outside of Washington.

[2] She did a great amount of literary work as biographical sketches of famous women, illustrated articles and poems for children.

The same year, she was elected president of the American Society of Authors, for Washington, D.C.[1] She wrote four articles about John Wesley Powell, "Boyhood and Youth", "The Soldier", "The Professor", and "The Explorer", which were published by Open Court (1902–03)).