Kate Douglas Wiggin (September 28, 1856 - August 24, 1923) was an American educator and author of children's stories, most notably the classic children's novel Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. 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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Kate Douglas Wiggin (September 28, 1856 - August 24, 1923) was an American educator and author of children's stories, most notably the classic children's novel Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. 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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Add this copy of Susanna and Sue to cart. $35.00, very good condition, Sold by Gils Book Loft rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Binghamton, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1909 by Houghton Mifflin.
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Art by Alice Barber Stephens & N.C. Wyeth. Near Fine. No Jacket. pp. 225. 69983 CF shelf. NOT ex-library. Handsomely stamped gray cloth. Tondo paste-down on front cover of older woman sewing, young girl at her feet. Inked name FEP, clean text. No dust jacket. Each page has borders decorated with orange devices. Collectible condition!
