Mrs. John (Bessie) Van Vorst, nee McGinnis (1873- 1928) was an American author and social reformer. She lived for a time in France with her sister-in-law Marie Van Vorst (1867-1936) and they collaborated on several works including Bagby's Daughter (1901) and The Woman Who Toils (1903). Bessie also wrote: The Issues of Life (1904), Letters to Women in Love (1906), The Cry of the Children (1908), To the Homeward-Bound Americans (1919) and A Girl from China (Soumay Tcheng) (1926). Marie also wrote: Amanda of the Mill (1905), Miss Desmond: An Impression (1906), The Sin of George Warrener (1906), The Sentimental Adventures of Jimmy Bulstrode (1908), In Ambush (1909), The Girl From His Town (1910), The Two Faces (1911), Fairfax and His Pride (1913), Big Tremaine (1916) and Sunrise (1924).