ADAH ISAACS MENKEN
\ɐdˈɑːɹ ˈa͡ɪsəks mˈɛŋkən], \ɐdˈɑːɹ ˈaɪsəks mˈɛŋkən], \ɐ_d_ˈɑː_ɹ ˈaɪ_s_ə_k_s m_ˈɛ_ŋ_k_ə_n]\
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An American-Jewish poet and actress; born near New Orleans, 1835; died 1868. Her maiden name was Dolores Adios Fuertes. Married four times (once to the pugilist John C. Heenan), she was generally known by the name of her first husband, Alexander Isaacs Menken. Her verses show poetic ability uncultivated. She published: "Memories"; "Infelicia" (1868).
By Charles Dudley Warner
