Walling, Anna Strunsky

Anna Strunsky Walling, author, was born in Babinotz, Russia in 1879. She emigrated to the United States in
1893, and received an A.B. degree from Stanford in 1900. In 1906 she married William English Walling, and became active in the Socialist Party. Walling spent two years (1906-1908) in Russia studying social and economic conditions. She lectured on social and literary topics, and co-authored a book with Jack London. Walling also wrote Violette of Père Lachaise, 1915.