Clara E. Laughlin

1873–1941 (age 68)

Author

Biography

Clara E. Laughlin chronicled Chicago and the wider world through her prose, penning travel books and reference works that introduced readers to distant places while celebrating her home city.

She encouraged others to explore and to cherish the city's cultural life, leaving behind a literary legacy before resting at Graceland Cemetery.

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