| Biography of Stephen Crane (1827 words) |
 | Mary Helen Peck Crane, Stephen’s mother, was a graduate of Rutgers Female Institute and herself the daughter of a Methodist minister, George Peck, editor of “The Methodist Quarterly Review.” Jonathan Townley Crane, in addition to heavy tomes on deep theological issues, wrote moral tales for children. |
| One of Stephen’s sisters wrote fiction for women’s magazines, such as “Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Gazette,” a brother was a reporter and editor, and an uncle was a poet. |
| Helen Crane was an early member of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union and drew large audiences to her frequent lectures on the evils of alcohol. |
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