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Laura E. Richards
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American writer (1850-1943)
OverviewAI-generated
Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards was an American writer, biographer, children's writer, and poet. Born in Boston in 1850, she was the daughter of Samuel Gridley Howe and Julia Ward Howe. Her siblings included Maud Howe Elliott, Julia R. Anagnos, and Henry Marion Howe. She wrote in English and was recognized in the Pulitzer Prize collection.
Richards received the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Biography. Her notable works include *Florence Nightingale*, *Three Minute Stories*, *Tirra Lirra Rhymes Old And New*, *Sundown Songs*, and *Stepping Westward*. She died in Gardiner in 1943.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 77
Top works
- Florence Nightingale
- Three Minute Stories
- Tirra Lirra Rhymes Old And New
- Sundown Songs
- Stepping Westward
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Elizabeth
- Family name
- Howe
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Boston
- Place of death
- Gardiner
- Father
- Samuel Gridley Howe
- Mother
- Julia Ward Howe
- Sibling
- Henry Marion Howe
- Occupation
- poet
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Portrait of Laura E. Richards.jpg
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- date of death
- 1943-01-14
- date of birth
- 1850-02-27
- birth name
- Laura Elizabeth Howe
- Commons Creator page
- Laura E. Richards
- Commons category
- Laura E. Richards
- P6944
- Laura E. Richards
- writing language
- English language
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