Gene Stratton-Porter was a very impressive person. Stratton-Porter wrote environmental, romantic fiction and naturalist non-fiction. She had parlayed that into a role in converting her work into film. Until her untimely death in the then novel event of a car crash, her films were some of the highest grossing films of the era and she was considered one of the most powerful women in Hollywood.
Read more about Stratton-Porter’s work and why I love her here:
http://trundlebedtales.wordpress.com/2011/07/19/book-laddie-a-true-blue-story
Today several of Stratton-Porter’s homes have been restored as museums. The one I’ve been to is in Geneva, Indiana (the Geneva furtherest east in Indiana – there are two), but her Wildflower Cabin in Rome City, Indiana has also been restored, and the wildflowers she had gathered from around state to preserve are still protected on the grounds. The Rome City site has just released a brand new website. They are also on Facebook and Twitter. Spread the word.
http://www.genestratton-porter.com
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