Alice May Douglas

Alice May Douglas was an American author, newspaper editor, and peace activist from Bath, Maine. She began her writing career at the age of eleven. Inspired by the book Little Women, she became a constant contributor to the press. She was the editor of two monthly papers, the Pacific Banner and The Acorn, and wrote several volumes of poetry and juvenile books, many of which first appeared as serials. Douglas was a State superintendent for the Woman's Christian Temperance Union's (WCTU) peace and arbitration department and founded a peace band for children with international branches.