Facts:   - death place: san francisco    - caption: '' ` gertrude atherton '' '    - influences: bret harte walter pater hippolyte taine mark twain    - death date: 14 june 1948    - spouse: george h. bowen atherton -lrb- 1876 -- 1887 -rrb-      - pseudonym: asmodeus , frank lin    - birth date: 30 october 1857    - awards: international gold medal -rrb- legion of honor honorary member , 1925 academy d. litt. , mills college ll.d. , university of california of letters and sciences of italy -lrb-    - name: gertrude atherton    - image: gertrude atherton - project gutenberg etext 14256.jpg    - birth place: san francisco    - occupation: novelist and short story writer .   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of gertrude atherton .
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gertrude franklin horn atherton -lrb- october 30 , 1857 -- june 14 , 1948 -rrb- was a prominent and prolific american author .many of her novels are set in her home state , california .her best-seller `` black oxen '' -lrb- 1923 -rrb- was made into a silent movie of the same name .in addition to novels , she wrote short stories , essays , and articles for magazines and newspapers on such issues as feminism , politics , and war .she was strong-willed , independent-minded , and sometimes controversial .