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Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards (February 27, 1850 – January 14, 1943) was an American writer. She wrote more than 90 books including biographies, poetry, and several for children. One well-known children's poem is her literary nonsense verse Eletelephony.
Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards was an American writer of the late 19th century who published more than 90 books. Born on February 27, 1850, she is best known for the nonsense poems she created for children to enjoy, such as “Eletelephony.”
Portrait of Laura E. Richards. (1850-1943) was born in Boston on February 27, 1850 but spent most of her adult life in Gardiner. Though primarily an author of children’s books, she was also a social reformer, inspired by her parents Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe and Julia Ward Howe.
Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards was born in Boston on February 27, 1850, to poet Julia Ward Howe who composed the Civil War-era song, “Battle Hymn of the Republic” in 1861, published in Atlantic Monthly in February 1862.
Richards, Laura E. (1850–1943) American novelist, poet, and short-story writer. Born Laura Elizabeth Howe in Boston, Massachusetts, on February 27, 1850; died on January 14, 1943; daughter of Samuel Gridley Howe (Boston reformer and educator who founded the Perkins Institute for the Blind) and Julia (Ward) Howe (1819–1910); sister of Maud ...
The prolific U.S. author Laura E. Richards wrote more than 90 books, mostly children’s stories and biographies of famous women. She is remembered especially for her nonsense verse, which has been compared to that of Edward Lear. Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards was born into an affluent and high-profile family on Feb. 27, 1850, in Boston, Mass.
The authors, Laura Elizabeth Richards and Maude Howe Elliott, chronicled the long and complex career of Julia Ward Howe, an abolitionist and suffragist best known for writing "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." Richards and Elliott were the first women to win a Pulitzer but, until recently, neither was widely associated with the prize.
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