Record #:

7833

Author(s):

Preik, Brooks Newton

Abstract:

Kate Stuart is one of Southport's most colorful characters. Born at the Stuart House, a waterfront inn, she spent her entire life of eighty-five years there. In an era when women were limited to being wives and mothers, Stuart was known as a patron of the arts, a poet, confidant of Sidney Lanier, an accomplished educator, a leader in religious and civic affairs, an astute businesswoman, an outstanding innkeeper, and a woman who could hold her own in political discussions.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 49 Issue 3, Oct 2005, p1-8, il, por

Subject(s):

Stuart, Kate, 1844-1929; Hotelkeepers--Southport