Introduction

Biography

Lucia was the daugh­ter of Har­vey Tol­iv­er Cook and Cor­ne­lia Ag­nes Car­pen­ter.

At age 15, her health be­gan to fail, and she be­came a help­less in­va­lid. I re­mem­ber think­ing as I lay on the hos­pi­tal cot, if I live to get well, I will pray more; I could not ev­en think as it was. I used to look at my white-capped nurs­es and wish that some­one would tell me the old, old sto­ry.

Health and strength gra­du­al­ly re­turn­ing, she took up the work she had mapped out for her­self, and became a re­cog­nized au­thor and po­et.

For some years she con­trib­ut­ed to school, church, and li­ter­ary pub­li­ca­tions. Her ar­ti­cles ap­peared in The De­sign­er, The Na­tion­al Sun­day School Times, Church­man, and oth­er pub­li­ca­tions.