by Anne on January 6, 2010
Carl Sandburg, poet and more
Jan. 6, 1878-July 22, 1967
Lives of the Writers: Comedies, Tragedies (and What the Neighbors Thought) by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt (Harcourt, 1994)
“The fog comes on little cat feet,” begins one of Sandburg’s most famous poems. American poet, newspaperman, biographer, children’s author…Sandburg won not one, but two Pulitzer Prizes.
At the Carl Sandburg Home, run by the National Park Service, kids can Jump aboard! and learn more about the Poet of the People through his poems, songs he collected, and film clips.
by Anne on October 24, 2009
Sarah Hale, author
Oct. 24, 1788-Spr. 30, 1879
Thank you, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving by Laurie Halse Anderson, illustrated by Matt Faulkner (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2002)
It took thirty-eight years of letters to U.S. presidents from Sarah Hale before Thanksgiving became a national holiday. Lincoln made the day official in 1863. “Pick up your pen. Change the world.”
Visit WomenWriters.net to read more about Hale’s contributions as editor and writer.
by Anne on October 21, 2009
Ursula Le Guin, author
Oct. 21, 1929-
Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed the World by Cynthia Chin-Lee, illustrated by Megan Halsey and Sean Addy (Charlesbridge, 2005)
Best known for her Earthsea fantasy series, Le Guin is featured as “U” in this collective biography of women.
Visit Ursula Le Guin’s web site to read more about the Earthsea series, current work and other facts.
by Anne on September 19, 2009
Sadie Delany, teacher and author
Sept. 19, 1889-Jan. 25, 1999
Women of Hope: African Americans Who Made a Difference by Joyce Hansen (Scholastic, 1998)
Sadie Delany was the first African American home ec teacher in a NYC high school. She shares the page in this collective biography with her sister Bessie Delany.These two remarkable sisters wrote the story of their lives. Their book, Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years, became a best seller.
A short bio of Sadie Delany’s life can be read at Columbia’s site.
by Anne on September 3, 2009
Bessie Delany, dentist and author
Sept. 3, 1891- Sept. 25,1995
Women of Hope: African Americans Who Made a Difference by Joyce Hansen (Scholastic, 1998)
Bessie Delany, who lived to be 104, came to national attention when she and her sister and a New York Times reporter collaborated on the story of her and her sister’s life: Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years. Delany was the second African American woman to become a dentist in NY.
For more information about Bessie Delany, visit the Columbia250 web site.
