Kate Douglas Wiggin
Kate Douglas Wiggin (born September 28, 1856 in Philadelphia , † August 24, 1923 in Harrow , Middlesex , England ) was an American children's author and educator .
Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin was born in Philadelphia and is of Welsh descent. She opened the first free kindergarten in San Francisco in 1878 (the "Silver Street Free Kindergarten"). Together with her sister, she also set up a training center for kindergarten teachers in the 1880s. For a period of time she lived in Buxton, Maine , which inspired her book (and later acting) The Old Peabody Pew .
But she was also active as a children's book author, the best-known being The Birds' Christmas Carol (1887) and Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1903).
Works (selection)
- 1883: Story of Patsy
- 1887: The Birds' Christmas Carol
- 1898: Penelope's Progress
- 1903: Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. (German: Rebekka vom Sonnenbachhof . translated by Natalie Rümelin. Stuttgart 1905)
- 1909: Susanna and Sue
- 1912: A Child's Journey With Dickens (German: Meine Reise mit Dickens . Transl. Nadine Erler . Verlag 28 Eichen, Barnstorf 2016)
- 1923: My Garden of Memory (autobiography)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ everyculture.com , accessed 30 December 2007
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wiggin, Kate Douglas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American children's author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 28, 1856 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 24, 1923 |
| Place of death | Harrow |