Sarah Josepha Hale's New Hampshire years, 1788-1828: Historical New Hampshire / Ernest L. Scott, Jr.
- Title:
- Sarah Josepha Hale's New Hampshire years, 1788-1828: Historical New Hampshire / Ernest L. Scott, Jr.
- Author:
- Scott, Ernest L.,
- Call Number:
- 977.8 N5321h
- Publication Information:
- Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1994.
- Physical Description:
- p. [58] - 96.
- Source:
- Vol. 49, No. 2 (Summer 1994) Historical New Hampshire.
- Description:
- Sarah Josepha Hale, author and editor, lived a quiet life in the village of Newport, New Hampshire, until 1828. A farmer's daughter, she is perhaps best known as the author of the poem "Mary Had a Little Lamb" (1830). In 1806, at the age of 18, Sarah Josepha opened a school in Newport. When her husband died in 1822 she opened a millinery business and wrote and published poetry and stories to support her family. The publication of her novel, 'Northwood: A Tale of New England' (1827) led to an invitation to move to Boston where she started a career as editor of the most popular women's magazines of her day, 'Ladies' Magazine' and 'Godey's Lady's Book'.
- Language:
- English.
- People:
- Hale, Sarah Josepha, 1788-1879.
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