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Harriet M. Lothrop 1844 ~ 1924
Harriet M. Lothrop
Was born June 22, 1844, in New Haven,
Connecticut. She is best known under her pen-name "Margaret
Sidney." Daughter of Sidney Mason Stone and Harriet Mulford
Stone, and is connected with some of the most distinguished of
the Puritan families.
Her genius for writing began to develop
early and the products of her pen have had wide circulation and
enjoyed an enviable reputation. She is the author of the
well-known "Five Little Pepper Stories," stories for
children and young people. Mrs. Lothrop has written many books.
Her story, "A New Departure for Girls" was written for
those who are left without the means of support with the object
of having them see their opportunities. In October 1881, she
married Daniel Lothrop, the publisher and founder of the D.
Lothrop Company. Their home at Wayside, in Concord, New
Hampshire, is well-known, having been the home of Nathaniel
Hawthorne. Mr. Lothrop's death occurred, March 18, 1892, and
since that time Mrs. Lothrop has devoted herself entirely to
literary work, the education of her daughter, and to the
patriotic societies of which she is a member.
She is the originator and organizer of
the children's society known as the "Children of the American
Revolution," to instill and encourage a spirit of patriotism in
the children of America whose mothers are members of the
Daughters of the American Revolution. Mrs. Lothrop is a woman of
remarkable ability, fine literary talent and possessed of
unusual business qualifications. She is the author of "Polly
Pepper's Chicken Pie," "Phronsie's New Shoes," "Miss
Scarrett," "So as by Fire," "Judith Pettibone,"
"Half Year at Bronckton," "How They Went to Europe,"
"The Golden West," "Old Concord; Her Highways and
Byways," etc. She is the author of many short stories which
have been published in various periodicals for children and
young people of the United States.
Women of
America
Source: The Part Taken by Women in
American History, By Mrs. John A. Logan, Published by The Perry-Nalle
Publishing Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1912.
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