Mario, Jessie White, 1832-1906
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Jessie White Mario (born May 9, 1832, Hampshire, England – died March 5, 1906, Florence, Italy) was an English (and naturalized Italian) writer and philanthropist. She is sometimes referred to as "Hurricane Jessie" in the Italian press.
She was a nurse to General Giuseppe Garibaldi's soldiers in four wars; she researched living conditions in subterranean Naples and working conditions in Sicily's sulphur mines. She wrote copiously (in English and Italian) as both a journalist and a biographer. Her most famous biography was about Giuseppe Garibaldi.
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| referencedIn | Brainard, Charles Henry, 1817-1885. Papers, 1795-1884 and undated | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Garrison family papers, 1801-1948 (inclusive), 1840-1907 (bulk). | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Houghton Mifflin Company. Houghton Mifflin Company reader reports on manuscripts submitted for publication. 1882-1931. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | James Russell Lowell papers, 1835-1919. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Letter : Budleigh Salterton, [England], to Jessie [W. Mario], 1887 Nov. 6. | University of Chicago Library | |
| creatorOf | Papers of Louise Greer [manuscript], 1851-1964. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| referencedIn | Robert Carter letters from various correspondents, 1851-1898 (inclusive), 1851-1862 (bulk). | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | William Roscoe Thayer papers, 1762-1927 (inclusive), 1872-1921 (bulk) | Houghton Library |
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| correspondedWith | Brainard, Charles Henry, 1817-1885 |
| associatedWith | Carter, Robert, 1819-1879 |
| correspondedWith | Garrison family. |
| associatedWith | Greer, Louise, 1899- |
| associatedWith | Houghton Mifflin Company. |
| correspondedWith | Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891 |
| correspondedWith | Thayer, William Roscoe, 1859-1923 |
| associatedWith | Trollope, Thomas Adolphus, 1810-1892 |
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Birth 1832-05-09
Death 1906-03-05
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