Classic novel, first published in 1825. According to Wikipedia: "Catharine Maria Sedgwick (December 28, 1789 – July 31, 1867), was an American novelist of what is now referred to as "domestic fiction". She promoted Republican motherhood."
Zitkala Sa, Kate Chopin, Susan Glaspell, Harriet E. Prescott Spofford, Sui Sin Far, Sarah Orne Jewett, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Catharine Maria Sedgwick, Mary Austin & Willa Cather