Ruth Cranston, born on November 14, 1887, in Cincinnati, Ohio, was an American writer and lecturer who published both fiction and non-fiction across a wide range of subjects. The daughter of Methodist Bishop Earl Cranston and Laura A. Cranston, she received her early education through private tutors in France and Switzerland, often traveling with her family due to her father's missionary work. After returning to the United States, she graduated from Goucher College in 1908. Early in her career, she wrote articles focused on women's roles after graduation and later contributed to American publications while living abroad. Writing under the pseudonym Anne Warwick, she published several novels between 1911 and 1918, earning attention for their bold social commentary. After working with the Red Cross during World War I, she returned to the U.S. and later spent a decade in Geneva promoting international cooperation. In her later years, Cranston shifted toward religious and biographical writing, including works on world religions and a biography of Woodrow Wilson. She died on April 2, 1956, in New York City during a lecture tour.
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