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   Kate Douglas Wiggin. 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. She started the first free kindergarten in San Francisco in 1878 (the ...

   • Alma mater: Gorham Female Seminary; Morison Academy (Baltimore)
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   • Nationality: American
   • Spouse: Bradley Wiggin, George Christopher Riggs

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   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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   • 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. She published and lectured on Froebelian kindergarten curriculum and was a life-long advocate for children.

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   • Kate Douglas Wiggin died in Harrow, England on 24 August 1923. While she had had no children of her own, she left behind a legacy of devotion and commitment to bettering the lives of children everywhere in her stories and life's work. Her autobiography, My Garden of Memory was published in 1923.

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   When did Kate Wiggin start kindergarten?

   • She started the first free kindergarten in San Francisco in 1878 (the Silver Street Free Kindergarten). With her sister during the 1880s, she also established a training school for kindergarten teachers. Kate Wiggin devoted her adult life to the welfare of children in an era when children were commonly thought of as cheap labor.

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   • Many of Kate Douglas Wiggin's novels were made into movies. Perhaps the most famous film adaptation of her books is the 1938 film, which stars Shirley Temple . The Story Hour. A Book for the Home and Kingergarten

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   Wiggin, Kate Douglas (1856–1923)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; attended ...

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   Apr 15, 2015 · 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, she and her sister established a school for training kindergarten teachers.

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   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"). With her sister in the 1880s she also established a training school for kindergarten teachers.

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   • Death Date: August 24, 1923

   • Birth Date: September 28, 1856

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   A proponent of early childhood education, Wiggin is also now noted for establishing the first free kindergarten in San Francisco, California. Kate Douglas Wiggin was born on 28 September 1865 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her mother was Helen Elizabeth Dryer Smith and her father Robert Noah Smith. In 1877 she started her career of teaching ...

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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. She published and lectured on Froebelian kindergarten curriculum and was a life-long advocate for children.