Mrs. Findley Braden was the pen name of Anna Braden, an American writer, newspaper editor, and elocutionist from Pennsylvania. Before her marriage, she published under the name "Madge Rile" and other pseudonyms. Over the course of her career, she wrote more than 700 sketches, poems, and serials, contributed to leading newspapers and magazines in New York City, Boston, and Philadelphia, and published several volumes of poetry. She also composed song lyrics, delivered public recitations, and wrote works in multiple dialects, including Scotch, Irish, African-American, Dutch, and Quaker. In addition to her literary work, she served as editor of the Presbyterian Visitor, a monthly newspaper based in Philadelphia.