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	=== ~~Biographical articles~~ ===		=== Articles ===
			* [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=Ella+Wheeler+Wilcox&s=author 25 articles about Mrs. Wilcox]'''.
	* [http://www.ellawheelerwilcox.org/ "Ella Wheeler Wilcox: American Poet & Journalist & Free Thinker"] at EllaWheelerWilcox.org website.		* [http://www.ellawheelerwilcox.org/ "Ella Wheeler Wilcox: American Poet & Journalist & Free Thinker"] at EllaWheelerWilcox.org website.
	* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ella_Wheeler_Wilcox "Ella Wheeler Wilcox"] in Wikipedia.		* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ella_Wheeler_Wilcox "Ella Wheeler Wilcox"] in Wikipedia.

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	Mrs. Wilcox was widely published in popular magazines and newspapers. Her poems were reprinted in hundreds of issues, and she also contributed editorials, articles, and columns.		Mrs. Wilcox was widely published in popular magazines and newspapers. Her poems were reprinted in hundreds of issues, and she also contributed editorials, articles, and columns.

	Dozens of her poems and articles were also printed in Theosophical publications. The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists [~~http~~://~~www.austheos~~.org.au/~~cgi-bin~~/~~ui-csvsearch.pl~~?~~search~~=Ella+Wheeler+Wilcox&~~method~~=~~exact 88~~ poems and articles by ~~or about~~ Mrs. Wilcox].		Dozens of her poems and articles were also printed in Theosophical publications. The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists ''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=Ella+Wheeler+Wilcox&s=author 75 poems and articles by Mrs. Wilcox]''.

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	[[File:Ella Wheeler Wilcox circa 1919.jpg\|right\|220px\|thumb\|Ella Wheeler Wilcox, ca1919]]		[[File:Ella Wheeler Wilcox circa 1919.jpg\|right\|220px\|thumb\|Ella Wheeler Wilcox, ca1919]]
	'''Ella Wheeler Wilcox''' ([[November 5]], 1850 – [[October 30]], 1919) was an American poet and journalist who was keenly interested in [[Theosophy]], [[New Thought]], [[Rosicrucianism]], and [[~~Spiritualism~~]]. An enormously popular writer whose verses were criticized by the academic world, her most famous lines are still quoted from her poem "Solitude":		'''Ella Wheeler Wilcox''' ([[November 5]], 1850 – [[October 30]], 1919) was an American poet and journalist who was keenly interested in [[Theosophy]], [[New Thought]], [[Rosicrucianism]], [[Spiritualism]], and the [[Order of the Star in the East]]. An enormously popular writer whose verses were criticized by the academic world, her most famous lines are still quoted from her poem "Solitude":

	::'''Laugh and the world laughs with you'''		::'''Laugh and the world laughs with you'''
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	== Theosophical Society involvement ==		== Theosophical Society involvement ==

	Mrs. Wilcox was admitted as a member of the [[American Theosophical Society]] on October 14, 1913 in New Haven, Connecticut.<ref>Membership Ledger Cards. Microfilm roll 8. Theosophical Society in America Archives.</ref> Her autobiography, ''The Worlds and I'', makes mentions of Theosophy, [[Elliott Coues]], [[Emily Lutyens]], and [[L. W. Rogers]].<ref>Ella Wheeler Wilcox. ''The Worlds and I''. New York: George H. Doran Company, 1918. Available at [http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Worlds_and_I.html?id=BBJIU0v_gyUC Google eBooks].</ref> Her positive attitude and poetry were frequently mentioned in Theosophical publications.		Before Mrs. Wilcox joined the Theosophical Society, she was already actively interested in the affiliated movement, the [[Order of the Star in the East]].
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			Ella Wheeler Wilcox did a gracious act for the Order last spring when she wrote ''Our Choice of Roads to God''. It appeared as a syndicate article in many of the largest newspapers in the United States. It told about the founding of the Order, gave the Principles, with kindly comment, and a long poemm beginning with the line, "How will Christ come back again."<ref>Marjorie Tuttle "Press Comments from the O.S.E." ''The American Theosophist'' 14 no.4 (Jan 1913): 320.</ref>
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			She was admitted as a member of the [[American Theosophical Society]] on October 14, 1913 in New Haven, Connecticut.<ref>Membership Ledger Cards. Microfilm roll 8. Theosophical Society in America Archives.</ref> Her autobiography, ''The Worlds and I'', makes mentions of Theosophy, [[Elliott Coues]], [[Emily Lutyens]], and [[L. W. Rogers]].<ref>Ella Wheeler Wilcox. ''The Worlds and I''. New York: George H. Doran Company, 1918. Available at [http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Worlds_and_I.html?id=BBJIU0v_gyUC Google eBooks].</ref> Her positive attitude and poetry were frequently mentioned in Theosophical publications.

	This poem appeared in [[The Theosophical Messenger (periodical)\|''The Theosophical Messenger'']] in 1902, cited by [[William John Walters]] as a good way to convey some concepts of [[Theosophy]] to children.		This poem appeared in [[The Theosophical Messenger (periodical)\|''The Theosophical Messenger'']] in 1902, cited by [[William John Walters]] as a good way to convey some concepts of [[Theosophy]] to children.

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	* [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/ella-wheeler-wilcox "Ella Wheeler Wilcox"] in Poetry Foundation website.		* [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/ella-wheeler-wilcox "Ella Wheeler Wilcox"] in Poetry Foundation website.
	* [https://www.poemhunter.com/ella-wheeler-wilcox/ "Ella Wheeler Wilcox Poems"] at Poetry Hunter website.		* [https://www.poemhunter.com/ella-wheeler-wilcox/ "Ella Wheeler Wilcox Poems"] at Poetry Hunter website.
			* [https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/wilcox-ella-wheeler Wilcox, Ella Wheeler] at Theosophy World.

	=== Websites ===		=== Websites ===

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	Who would attain to summits still and fair,<br>		Who would attain to summits still and fair,<br>
	Must nerve himself through valleys of despair.<br>		Must nerve himself through valleys of despair.<br>
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			Another much-repeated quotation from Mrs. Wilcox expresses a very Theosophical sentiment:

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			So many gods, so many creeds,<br>
			so many paths that wind and wind<br>
			while just the art of being kind<br>
			is all the sad world needs.<br>
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	Her literary work was enjoyed enormous popularity with the general public, and was much appreciated by Theosophists. Irish poet and educator [[James Cousins\|Dr. James Cousins]] mentioned "Ella Wheeler Wilcox, who, if she be not conceded a place with the major poets, has influenced many thousands by her verses."<ref>James H. Cousins, "The Life and Work of Jean Delville, Theosophist Painter-Poet." ''The Theosophist''47.3 (December 1925), 396.</ref> Altogether she wrote about '''100 books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction''', and lyrics to some published songs. A '''[http://www.ellawheelerwilcox.org/bib/bibyearb.htm bibliography]''' has been written by Richard A. Edwards.		Her literary work was enjoyed enormous popularity with the general public, and was much appreciated by Theosophists. Irish poet and educator [[James Cousins\|Dr. James Cousins]] mentioned "Ella Wheeler Wilcox, who, if she be not conceded a place with the major poets, has influenced many thousands by her verses."<ref>James H. Cousins, "The Life and Work of Jean Delville, Theosophist Painter-Poet." ''The Theosophist'' 47.3 (December 1925), 396.</ref> Altogether she wrote about '''100 books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction''', and lyrics to some published songs. A '''[http://www.ellawheelerwilcox.org/bib/bibyearb.htm bibliography]''' has been written by Richard A. Edwards.

	Here is a partial list of her works:		Here is a partial list of her works:

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 And they speed o'er the track to bring you back.
 ::Whatever went out of your mind.<ref>William John Walters, ''The Theosophic Messenger'' 3.9 (June, 1902), p129.</ref>
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	Mrs. Wilcox was admitted as a member of the [[American Theosophical Society]] on October 14, 1913 in New Haven, Connecticut.<ref>Membership Ledger Cards. Microfilm roll 8. Theosophical Society in America Archives.</ref> Her autobiography, ''The Worlds and I'', makes mentions of Theosophy, [[Elliott Coues]], [[Emily Lutyens]], and [[L. W. Rogers]].<ref>Ella Wheeler Wilcox. ''The Worlds and I''. New York: George H. Doran Company, 1918. Available at [http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Worlds_and_I.html?id=BBJIU0v_gyUC Google eBooks].</ref>		Mrs. Wilcox was admitted as a member of the [[American Theosophical Society]] on October 14, 1913 in New Haven, Connecticut.<ref>Membership Ledger Cards. Microfilm roll 8. Theosophical Society in America Archives.</ref> Her autobiography, ''The Worlds and I'', makes mentions of Theosophy, [[Elliott Coues]], [[Emily Lutyens]], and [[L. W. Rogers]].<ref>Ella Wheeler Wilcox. ''The Worlds and I''. New York: George H. Doran Company, 1918. Available at [http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Worlds_and_I.html?id=BBJIU0v_gyUC Google eBooks].</ref> Her positive attitude and poetry were frequently mentioned in Theosophical publications.

	This poem appeared in [[The Theosophical Messenger (periodical)\|''The Theosophical Messenger'']] in 1902, cited by [[William John Walters]] as a good way to convey some concepts of [[Theosophy]] to children.		This poem appeared in [[The Theosophical Messenger (periodical)\|''The Theosophical Messenger'']] in 1902, cited by [[William John Walters]] as a good way to convey some concepts of [[Theosophy]] to children.

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			=== Biographical articles ===
	* [http://www.ellawheelerwilcox.org/ "Ella Wheeler Wilcox: American Poet & Journalist & Free Thinker"] at EllaWheelerWilcox.org website.		* [http://www.ellawheelerwilcox.org/ "Ella Wheeler Wilcox: American Poet & Journalist & Free Thinker"] at EllaWheelerWilcox.org website.
	* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ella_Wheeler_Wilcox "Ella Wheeler Wilcox"] in Wikipedia.		* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ella_Wheeler_Wilcox "Ella Wheeler Wilcox"] in Wikipedia.
	* [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/ella-wheeler-wilcox "Ella Wheeler Wilcox"] in Poetry Foundation website.		* [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/ella-wheeler-wilcox "Ella Wheeler Wilcox"] in Poetry Foundation website.
	* [https://www.poemhunter.com/ella-wheeler-wilcox/ "Ella Wheeler Wilcox Poems"] at Poetry Hunter website.		* [https://www.poemhunter.com/ella-wheeler-wilcox/ "Ella Wheeler Wilcox Poems"] at Poetry Hunter website.

			=== Websites ===
			* [http://www.ellawheelerwilcox.org/ Ella Wheeler Wilcox website] has a wealth of information

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	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvRxf-WuDvI "The Heart of the New Thought"] on YouTube. Her self-help book is read aloud.		* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvRxf-WuDvI "The Heart of the New Thought"] on YouTube. Her self-help book is read aloud.
	* [https://cac45ab95b3277b3fdfd-31778daf558bdd39a1732c0a6dfa8bd4.ssl.cf5.rackcdn.com/04_wilcox.mp3 "At Eleusis"] published in ''Poems of Passion.'' ''Rosicrucian Digest'' website.		* [https://cac45ab95b3277b3fdfd-31778daf558bdd39a1732c0a6dfa8bd4.ssl.cf5.rackcdn.com/04_wilcox.mp3 "At Eleusis"] published in ''Poems of Passion.'' ''Rosicrucian Digest'' website.

			=== Archival records ===
			* [http://www.ellawheelerwilcox.org/bib/bibarch.htm Archives] is a list of repositories that hold Wilcox papers.

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

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	Her literary work was enjoyed enormous popularity with the general public, and was much appreciated by Theosophists. Irish poet and educator [[James Cousins\|Dr. James Cousins]] mentioned "Ella Wheeler Wilcox, who, if she be not conceded a place with the major poets, has influenced many thousands by her verses."<ref>James H. Cousins, "The Life and Work of Jean Delville, Theosophist Painter-Poet." ''The Theosophist''47.3 (December 1925), 396.</ref> Altogether she wrote about '''100 books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction'''. Here is a partial list:		Her literary work was enjoyed enormous popularity with the general public, and was much appreciated by Theosophists. Irish poet and educator [[James Cousins\|Dr. James Cousins]] mentioned "Ella Wheeler Wilcox, who, if she be not conceded a place with the major poets, has influenced many thousands by her verses."<ref>James H. Cousins, "The Life and Work of Jean Delville, Theosophist Painter-Poet." ''The Theosophist''47.3 (December 1925), 396.</ref> Altogether she wrote about '''100 books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction''', and lyrics to some published songs. A '''[http://www.ellawheelerwilcox.org/bib/bibyearb.htm bibliography]''' has been written by Richard A. Edwards.

			Here is a partial list of her works:

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	* '''''New Thought Pastels'''''. Holyoke, Mass.: Elizabeth Towne, 1906. Available at [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3257/3257-h/3257-h.htm Gutenberg.org], [http://newthoughtlibrary.com/wilcox-ella-wheeler/new-thought-pastels/pages/new-thought-pastels-007.htm New Thought Library], and [http://www.ellawheelerwilcox.org/books/ppntp.htm Ella Wheeler Wilcox.com].		* '''''New Thought Pastels'''''. Holyoke, Mass.: Elizabeth Towne, 1906. Available at [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3257/3257-h/3257-h.htm Gutenberg.org], [http://newthoughtlibrary.com/wilcox-ella-wheeler/new-thought-pastels/pages/new-thought-pastels-007.htm New Thought Library], and [http://www.ellawheelerwilcox.org/books/ppntp.htm Ella Wheeler Wilcox.com].
	* '''''Poems of Progress'''''. 1910. Avaiable at [[http://www.ellawheelerwilcox.org/books/ppntp.htm Ella Wheeler Wilcox.com].		* '''''Poems of Progress'''''. 1910. Avaiable at [[http://www.ellawheelerwilcox.org/books/ppntp.htm Ella Wheeler Wilcox.com].
			*'''''Sailing Sunny Seas'''''. 1910.
	* '''''Poems of Cheer'''''. 1915.		* '''''Poems of Cheer'''''. 1915.
			* '''''Sonnets of Sorrow and Triumph'''''. 1918.
	* '''''World Voices'''''. 1918.		* '''''World Voices'''''. 1918.
	* '''''Cinema poems and others'''''. London: Gay and Hancock, 1919.		* '''''Cinema poems and others'''''. London: Gay and Hancock, 1919.
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	* '''''The Heart of the New Thought'''''. Chicago: Psychic Research Co., 1903. Available at [http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30256 Gutenberg.org] and [http://newthoughtlibrary.com/wilcox-ella-wheeler/heart-of-the-new-thought/pages/heart-of-the-new-thought-004.htm New Thought Library].		* '''''The Heart of the New Thought'''''. Chicago: Psychic Research Co., 1903. Available at [http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30256 Gutenberg.org] and [http://newthoughtlibrary.com/wilcox-ella-wheeler/heart-of-the-new-thought/pages/heart-of-the-new-thought-004.htm New Thought Library].
			* '''''The Art of Being Alive'''''. 1914.
	* '''''What I Know About New Thought'''''. 1915. This pamphlet had a distribution of 50,000 copies, according to its publisher, Elizabeth Towne.<ref>[http://www.truthunity.net/lessons/mark-hicks/background-of-new-thought/ella-wheeler-wilcox "Ella Wheeler Wilcox"] at Fillmore Fellowship.</ref>		* '''''What I Know About New Thought'''''. 1915. This pamphlet had a distribution of 50,000 copies, according to its publisher, Elizabeth Towne.<ref>[http://www.truthunity.net/lessons/mark-hicks/background-of-new-thought/ella-wheeler-wilcox "Ella Wheeler Wilcox"] at Fillmore Fellowship.</ref>
	* '''''An Ambitious Man'''''. Available at [http://newthoughtlibrary.com/wilcox-ella-wheeler/an-ambitious-man/pages/ambitious-man-001.htm#TopOfText New Thought Library].		* '''''An Ambitious Man'''''. Available at [http://newthoughtlibrary.com/wilcox-ella-wheeler/an-ambitious-man/pages/ambitious-man-001.htm#TopOfText New Thought Library].