The Resume

(July 12, 1865-September 5, 1910)
Born in Boston, Massachusetts
Common-law wife of Stephen Crane
Born Cora Ethel Eaton Howarth
Legally married to Thomas Vinton Murphy, Donald William Stewart, and Hammond P. McNeill

Why she might be annoying:

She took Crane's surname but never legally married him.
She was married to Donald William Stewart, son of an English Baronet, when she fell in love with Crane.
She also had an affair with a banking heir.
She ran a brothel in Florida.
She and Stephen lived beyond their means.

Why she might not be annoying:

To be fair, Donald Stewart refused to grant a divorce.
She became the first female war correspondent when she covered the Greco-Turkish war.
She wrote short stories for magazines.
She called pessimism 'the religion of the unsuccessful.
She raised money to provide for the illegitimate children of writer Harold Frederic.
She died of a stroke at 45 after she helped push a car out of the sand.

Credit: Truffle

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Cougars - Women Who Stayed Hot Passed Their 42nd Birthday
• Profiles 32501-32750 (Ranked: 32668)
• Redheads - Female [A-L]
• The Truffle's Profiles [Series 3]
• Whores and Johns

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 22 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 57.89% Annoying