Helen Gray Cone (1859–1934) was an American poet and educator who made significant contributions to late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century American literature. Born on 8 March 1859 in New York City, she received a strong academic education, somewhat uncommon for a woman of her era. She became professor of English literature at Hunter College, then known as the Normal College of the City of New York, and was one of the earliest women to hold a prominent teaching post in American higher education. She taught there for many years and was highly regarded as an educator. Cone was known primarily as a poet, writing in traditional forms on themes of nature, history, and human experience. Her work appeared in the prominent literary magazines of the day, she co-edited Criticism for Young People, and she contributed to various literary anthologies. Respected among her contemporaries in American literary circles, she helped open the way for women in academia and letters. She died on 7 February 1934.
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