Elizabeth Croom Bellamy

Elizabeth Croom Bellamy (1837-1900) was a writer and educator whose fiction and poetry about life in the South received critical acclaim. It did not support her financially, however, and she also worked as a teacher for most of her adult life.

Portrait of Alabama author Elizabeth Croom Bellamy
Courtesy of the Stephens Croom Collection, Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of South Alabama
Portrait of Alabama author Elizabeth Croom Bellamy