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This was a compilation of the works of many people, however most of the poems were her own. Her newfound recognition resulted in her being published in both newspapers and magazines. Clarke refused to allow her career to be confined by the typical restraints women experienced in this time period, and
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Clarke would continue to support her husband's dwindling income through her writing career for the rest of their lives. Her health began to deteriorate in the 1880s. Clarke suffered a stroke in 1883, which resulted in permanent paralysis of part of her body. Her husband died in
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served as governor and acquired large sums of land spanning the entire eastern portion of the state, on which he and his sons built many plantations. Her family's wealth was inherited by her grandmother
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graduate and lawyer, her father ensured each of his children received an education. Clarke was paired with a governess who followed the course of study offered at
Princeton and Yale. She was particularly interested in learning other languages, notably German, French, Spanish, and Italian, and
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Although the collection was mostly of her own writing, some of the poems were other members of North
Carolina society, and this work came to represent the society as a whole, for it included the voices of men, women, chief justices, congressmen, lawyers, and teachers. Furthermore, she gained
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book reviews for publishers and compiled tomes of other writers' poetry. Clarke's career was varied, as she contributed to a number of magazines, books, collections of poetry, and other pieces of literature. She was an editor of
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began to rapidly fade after his death, and suffered a second stroke on March 3. On March 30, 1886, she died and was buried in New Bern.
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