Sophie Kerr (August 23, 1880 – February 6, 1965) was a prolific writer of the early 20th century whose stories about smart, ambitious women mirrored her own evolution from small-town girl to successful career woman. At a time when few women were financially self-sufficient, Kerr made her way from Maryland’s Eastern Shore to New York City, where she supported herself as a magazine editor and a writer of more than 500 short stories, 23 novels, several poems and a play that ran on Broadway.
21-516: Given name For other uses, see Sophie (disambiguation) . Sophie Gender feminine Language(s) English , French , German , Dutch Origin Derivation Sophia Meaning Wisdom Other names Alternative spelling Sophy , Sofie Nickname(s) Soph Sophie is a feminine given name , another version of Sophia , from
42-631: A Belgian comics series by Jidéhem Sophie, from the film Mamma Mia! and its sequel Sophie, from the film Portrait of a Lady on Fire Sophie the Sapphire Fairy, from the Rainbow Magic book franchise Sophie of Woods Beyond, a main character in the book series The School For Good And Evil Sophie, from the video game Tales of Graces Sophie Bennett, from the DreamWorks Animation film Rise of
63-480: A literary salon for her friends in publishing and theater. In 1942, as part of a celebration of the 50th anniversary of co-education at Washington College, she accepted an honorary degree along with Eleanor Roosevelt. While her fiction is largely unknown to contemporary readers and her books are long out of print, her stories dealt with class and gender issues at work in the first half of the 20th century. “Kerr wrote stories about plucky heroines, young women who rose to
84-612: A typical year, between 20 and 30 seniors submit portfolios for consideration. In the past, the prize has been awarded for both creative and critical writing. The 2011 Sophie Kerr Prize was awarded to Lisa Jones, an anthropology major who wrote about her life-changing trip to Tanzania. In a break from tradition, Washington College announced the winner at the Poets House in New York City where Sophie Kerr lived for more than 40 years. The first Sophie Kerr Prize, valued at $ 9,000,
105-433: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Sophie (disambiguation) Sophie is a feminine given name also spelled Sophy . Sophie or Sophy may also refer to: Sophie Kerr Her bequest to Washington College on Maryland’s Eastern Shore in 1965 stipulated that the proceeds of the $ 578,000 endowment be used to fund an annual literary prize and to support literary events and scholarships at
126-602: The women’s page editor at the Chronicle Telegraph and the Pittsburgh Gazette . Moving to New York, she became managing editor of The Woman's Home Companion . and published her fiction in other popular magazines of the day, including Saturday Evening Post , Collier’s Saturday Review of Literature and McCalls . From 1920 until her death in 1965 at age 84, Kerr lived in a brownstone residence at 115 East 38th Street, where she created something of
147-2973: The Greek word for "wisdom". People with the name [ edit ] Born in the Middle Ages [ edit ] Sophie, Countess of Bar (c. 1004 or 1018–1093), sovereign Countess of Bar and lady of Mousson Sophie of Thuringia, Duchess of Brabant (1224–1275), second wife and only Duchess consort of Henry II, Duke of Brabant and Lothier Born in 1600s and 1700s [ edit ] Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst (1729–1796), later Empress Catherine II of Russia Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1628–1685), Queen consort of Denmark-Norway Sophie Blanchard (1778–1819), French balloonist Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg (1759–1828), second wife of Tsar Paul I of Russia Sophie Dawes, Baronne de Feuchères ( c. 1795–1840), English baroness Sophie Germain (1776–1831), French mathematician Sophie Piper (1757–1816), Swedish countess Sophie Schröder (1781–1868), German actress Sophie von La Roche (1730–1807), German author Princess Sophie of Erbach-Erbach , (1725–1795), Princess consort of Nassau-Saarbrücken Born 1790–1918 [ edit ] Sophie, Duchess of Alencon (1847–1897), wife of Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Alençon Sophie, Archduchess of Austria (1855–1857), first child of Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria, and Elisabeth of Bavaria Sophie of Bavaria (1805–1872), mother of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria Sophie, Countess of Ségur (1799–1874), Russian-French writer Sophie of Sweden (1801–1865), Grand Duchess of Baden Sophie von Hatzfeldt (1805–1881), German Worker's Rights Advocate, "The Red Countess" Sophie Adelheid, Duchess in Bavaria (1875–1957), German nobility Sophie Adlersparre (1823–1895), Swedish women's rights activist Sophie Atkinson (1876–1972), English painter Sophie Bledsoe Aberle (1896–1996), American anthropologist Sophie Braslau (1892–1935), American contralto Sophie Chotek (1868–1914), wife of Archduke Franz Ferdinand , also assassinated Sophie Daguin (1801–1881), French ballerina Sophie Gengembre Anderson (1823–1903), French-British artist Sophie Kerr (1880–1965), American author Sophie Ley (1849–1918), German painter Sophie Masloff (1917–2014), mayor of Pittsburgh Sophie Mannerheim (1863–1928), Finnish nurse Sophie Dora Spicer Maude (1854–?), English writer Sophie Pemberton (1869–1950), Canadian painter Sophie Rostopchine (1799–1874), French writer Sophie Schulz (1905–1975), Austrian politician Sophie Sooäär (1914–1996), Estonian actress Sophie Tucker (1887–1966), American entertainer Sophie Treadwell (1885–1970), American writer Born after 1918 [ edit ] Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein (born 1967), German member of
168-596: The Guardians Sophie Bergmann, from the video game Fullmetal Alchemist 3: Kami o Tsugu Shōjo Sophie Burton , from the television series Hollyoaks Sophie Chapman , from the television series Peep Show Sophie Charalambos, from the television series Stath Lets Flats Sophie Devereaux, grifter in TNT's Leverage TV series Sophie Dumond, from the film Joker (2019 film) Sophie Elizabeth Foster, main character of Keeper of
189-5470: The House of Wittelsbach by birth Sophie Bradley (born 1994), English footballer Sophie, Princess of Prussia (born 1978), wife of Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia, head of the House of Hohenzollern Sophie, Princess of Windisch-Graetz (born 1959), Austrian member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine by birth and the Austrian House of Windisch-Graetz by marriage Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh (born 1965), British wife of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh Sophie Abelson (born 1986), English actress Sophie Adriansen (born 1982), French writer Sophie Aguie (born 1996), Ivorian footballer Sophie Ainsworth (born 1989), British sailor Sophie Albert (born 1990), Filipino actress Sophie Aldred (born 1962), British actress Sophie Anderson (1987–2023), English adult actress & internet personality Sophie Anderton (born 1977), English model Sophie Aston (born 1970), British painter Sophie Auconie (born 1963), French politician Sophie Auster (born 1987), American singer-songwriter and actress Sophie Austin (born 1984), English actress Sophie Baggaley (born 1996), English footballer Sophie Barjac (born 1957), French actress Sophie Barker (born 1971), English singer Sophie Barker (footballer) (born 1990), English footballer Sophie Barthes (born 1974), French-American film director Sophie Beem (born 1999), American singer Sophie Bellon (born 1961), French businesswoman Sophie Bennett (born 1989), Canadian singer Sophie Berge (born 1964), French yacht racer Sophie Bevan (born 1983), British soprano Sophie Bissonnette (born 1964), French-Canadian director Sophie Black (born 1958), American prize-winning poet Sophie Blackall , Australian artist Sophie de Boer (born 1990), Dutch racing cyclist Sophie Body-Gendrot (1942–2018), French political scientist, criminologist and sociologist Sophie Boilley (born 1989), French biathlete Sophie Bouillon (born 1984), French independent journalist Sophie Bould (born 1982), British theatre actress Sophie Bradley-Auckland (born 1989), English footballer Sophie Bray (born 1990), English international field hockey player Sophie Brown (badminton) (born 1993), English badminton player Sophie Bruehmann (born 1995), German female acrobatic gymnast Sophie Byrne , Australian filmmaker Sophie Cadieux (born 1977), Quebec actress Sophie Caldwell (born 1990), American cross-country skier Sophie Calle (born 1953), French artist Sophie Campbell , American comic artist Sophie Carle (born 1964), Luxembourgish actress Sophie Carrigill (born 1994), British wheelchair basketball player Sophie Casey (born 1991), Australian footballer Sophie Choudry (born 1982), Indian singer and VJ Sophie Clarke (born 1989), American reality TV personality Sophie Colquhoun (born 1989), English actress Sophie Crumb (born 1981), American-French comics artist Sophie Dahl (born 1977), English fashion model and author Sophie Delila (born 1983), French singer-songwriter Sophie Elliott (1985–2008), New Zealand murder victim Sophie Ellis-Bextor (born 1979), British singer Sophie Evans (born 1993), British actress and singer Sophie Gradon (1985–2018), English model and marketing manager Sophie Goyette , Canadian film director and screenwriter Sophie Grégoire Trudeau (born 1975), Canadian model and television host, wife of Justin Trudeau Sophie Grigson (born 1959), British cookery writer Sophie Hannah (born 1971), British writer Sophie B. Hawkins (born 1964), American singer-songwriter Sophie Hecquet (1944–2012), French singer, actress and presenter Sophie Hopkins (born 1990), British actress Sophie Huet (1953–2017), French journalist Sophie Jaques (born 2000), Canadian ice hockey player Sophie Kinsella (born 1969), British writer Sophie Labelle (born 1988), Canadian cartoonist and transgender rights activist Sophie Lancaster (1986–2007), British murder victim Sophie Lawrence (born 1972), British actress Sophie Lee (born 1968), Australian actress Sophie Khan Levy (born 1989), English actress Sophie Marceau (born 1966), French actress Sophie McShera (born 1985), English actress Sophie Moleta (born 1969), New Zealand singer-songwriter Sophie Molineux (born 1998), Australian cricketer Sophie Monk (born 1979), Australian singer Sophie Muller (born 1962), British music video director Sophie Nélisse (born 2000), Canadian actress Sophie Okonedo (born 1968), British actress Sophie O'Sullivan (born 2001) Irish-Australian athlete Sophie Pétronin (born 1945), French-Swiss humanitarian and aid worker Sophie Podolski (1953–1974), Belgian poet and graphic artist Sophie Porley (born 1992), British actress Sophie Postel-Vinay , French physician and oncology researcher Sophie Price (born 1989), British glamour model Sophie Raworth (born 1968), British television presenter Sophie Roberts , theatre director Sophie Rundle (born 1988), English actress Sophie Scholl (1921–1943), executed German member of
210-790: The Immortal Nicholas Flamel Sophie One and Other Sophie, from the television series The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants Sophie Richards, from the video game The House of the Dead Sophie Sanders, from Bunsen Is a Beast Sophie Simpson , from the television series Home and Away Sophie Song, from the television series Peacemaker Sophie Twilight, from Ms. Vampire Who Lives in My Neighborhood Sophie Webster , from
231-459: The Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger Sophie von Faninal, from the opera Der Rosenkavalier Sofie Fatale , from the film Kill Bill: Volume 1 Sophie Green, from the sixth season of the television series American Horror Story Sophie Hatter, main character of Howl's Moving Castle Sophie Jones (disambiguation) § Fictional characters Sophie Kachinsky, from
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#1732776576004252-814: The WWII White Rose resistance Sophie Tassignon (born 1980), Belgian jazz singer-songwriter and improvisational singer Sophie Thompson (born 1962), British actress Sophie Turner (born 1996), English actress Sophie Vavasseur (born 1992), Irish actress Sophie Ward (born 1964), British actress Sophie Willan (born 1987/88), British comedian Sophie Williams (born 1991), British Olympic fencer Sophie Wilson (born 1957), British computer scientist Sophie Winkleman (born 1980), British actress Sophie Xeon (1986–2021), known mononymously as SOPHIE, English electronic music producer Sophie Zelmani (born 1972), Swedish singer-songwriter Fictional characters [ edit ] Sophie, from
273-453: The challenge and went for the gusto. They had big dreams and lots of charm and tons of blond curls. For the most part, they were smart and unassuming and hopelessly, wonderfully, kind, but they had ambition. Even her seemingly vapid heroines had hearts of gold and wills of iron hidden under all their finery.” In her will, she left the bulk of her estate to Washington College, with the stipulation that half its income would be awarded annually to
294-574: The college. Since 1968, the college in Chestertown has awarded more than $ 1.4 million in prize money to promising young writers and has enabled Washington College to bring a succession of the nation’s literary luminaries to the small liberal arts college located just 30 miles from where she grew up. The childhood home of Sophie Kerr, a circa 1860 farmhouse on the corner of 5th and Kerr Avenues in Denton, Maryland, still stands. She specifically describes
315-648: The field of literary endeavor. The prize is announced at Washington College just prior to the senior commencement ceremony. Valued at $ 65,768 in 2016, it is the nation's largest undergraduate literary prize. Indeed, it is among the largest in the world, exceeding the Pulitzer Prize , National Book Award , and National Book Critics Circle . Applicants submit portfolios of what they deem to be their best writing, which may include critical essays, creative nonfiction, poetry, fiction, journalism, stage plays, screenplays, blogging, graphic novels, or other hybrid forms. In
336-537: The film Aftersun Sophie, from the Don Bluth film Anastasia Sophie, from the book The BFG and the films The BFG 1989 and The BFG (2016) Sophie, from the film Bodies Bodies Bodies Sophie, a minor character from the Doctor Who episode " The Lodger " Sophie, coworker of Rachel in season 3 of TV series Friends Sophie, from the television series In Treatment Sophie ,
357-677: The house in her short story, “Coming Home for Christmas.” Born in the Caroline County town of Denton, Maryland , in 1880, Sophie Kerr graduated from Denton High School in 1895 and went on to earn a bachelor's degree from Hood College and a master's degree from the University of Vermont . She married John DeLoss Underwood, a civil engineer, in 1904 and divorced him four years later. In order to support herself, Kerr went into journalism, launching her career in Pittsburgh, Pa. as
378-518: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sophie&oldid=1259306165 " Categories : Given names English feminine given names French feminine given names Feminine given names German feminine given names Dutch feminine given names Given names of Greek language origin Lists of people by given name Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
399-462: The senior showing “the most ability and promise for future fulfillment in the field of literary endeavor.” The other half funds scholarships, student publications and a series of visits by renowned writers. The Sophie Kerr Prize is awarded each year to a graduating senior at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland who has demonstrated the best ability and promise for future fulfillment in
420-414: The soap opera Coronation Street Sophie Zawistowska , from the novel and film Sophie's Choice See also [ edit ] Sophy Sophia (given name) , includes Sofia References [ edit ] [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share the same given name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to
441-677: The television series 2 Broke Girls Sophie King, from the film Cyberbully Sophie Kowalsky, main character in the movie Love Me If You Dare , played by Marion Cotillard Sophie Lennon, from the television series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Sophie Martinez , from the television series Cory in the House Sophie Neuenmuller, from Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book and its sequel Sophie Neveu , heroine of The Da Vinci Code Sophie Newman, main character of The Secrets of
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