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Kate Douglas Wiggin (September 28, 1856 – August 24, 1923) was an American educator, author and composer. She wrote children's stories, most notably the classic children's novel Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, and composed collections of children's songs.
Apr 16, 2024 · Kate Douglas Wiggin (born September 28, 1856, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died August 24, 1923, Harrow, Middlesex, England) was an American author who led the kindergarten education movement in the United States. Kate Douglas Smith attended a district school in Philadelphia and for short periods the Gorham Female Seminary in Maine, the ...
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American kindergarten pioneer and author of children's books who is best known for writing Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm . Born Kate Douglas Smith on September 28, 1856, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died of bronchial pneumonia at a nursing home in Harrow, England, on August 24, 1923; daughter of Robert Noah Smith and Helen Elizabeth (Dyer) Smith ...
Apr 15, 2015 · By Nava Atlas | On April 15, 2015 | Updated September 21, 2022 | Comments (0) Kate Douglas Wiggin (September 28, 1856 – August 24, 1923) was an American author best known for children’s stories, particularly Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. Wiggin was also active as an educator; aside from having founded the first kindergarten in San Francisco ...
Kate Douglas Wiggin, nee Smith (1856-1923) was an American children's author and educator. She was born in Philadelphia, and was of Welsh descent. She started the first free kindergarten in San Francisco in 1878 (the "Silver Street Free Kindergarten").
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Jul 30, 2017 · Introduction: Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin (September 28, 1856 – August 24, 1923) was an American educator and author of children’s book. She founded the Silver Street Free Kindergarten, the first free kindergarten in San Francisco.
Wiggin, Kate Douglas. (1856-1912) was an author primarily of children’s books, including the well-known Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1903), based on people, places and events from her childhood in Hollis and Buxton, Maine. Douglas was born in Philadelphia on September 28, 1859.
