Hale, Sarah Josepha [Buell]
Hale, Sarah Josepha [Buell]( 1788–1879),is celebrated as the author of “Mary Had a Little Lamb,” published in Poems for Our Children (1830). In addition to her work in behalf of child welfare, feminine education, and other humanitarian movements, she edited the Boston Ladies' Magazine (1828–37), Godey's Lady's Book (1837–77), and various compilations, and wrote many works typical of Victorian feminine productions, including plays, further volumes of poetry, the antislavery Northwood: A Tale of New England (1827) and other novels, Sketches of American Character (1829) and other short stories, and Woman's Record (1854), a history of distinguished women.
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