Olivia Howard Dunbar (1873-January 6, 1953)[1] was an American short story writer, journalist and biographer, best known today for her ghost fiction.
She worked for the New York World during which time she penned an exposé on Mary Baker Eddy and Christian Science.
[4] As a short story writer and critic, she was published in many of the popular periodicals of her time, including Harper's and The Dial.
[5] Dunbar was active in the women's suffrage movement, and her work has been noted to contain feminist themes.
Her work has been anthologized by Dorothy Scarborough and Jessica Amanda Salmonson.