First woman editor, Sarah J. Hale.
Publisher: Messner
Published: 1960
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
Subjects: Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879 -- Juvenile literature; Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879; Women periodical editors -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography
Description: A biography of the New Hampshire woman who wrote "Mary Had a Little Lamb," persuaded Lincoln to make Thanksgiving a national holiday, and edited nineteenth-century women's magazines, including Godey's Lady's Book.
Notes: Includes bibliographies.