Sarah Josepha Hale
American writer and editor (1788-1889) · United States · On the map · Writers
Sarah Josepha Buell Hale was an American writer, activist, and editor of the most widely circulated magazine in the period before the Civil War, Godey's Lady's Book. She was the author of the nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb".
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Northwood: Life North and South (1852)
Silhouette of Hale by Auguste Edouart
Grave of Sarah Josepha Hale in Laurel Hill Cemetery
An 1863 letter from Hale to President Abraham Lincoln discussing Thanksgiving
Historical Marker at 922 Spruce Street in Philadelphia
Plaque honoring Hale in Newport, New HampshireAbout this person
Hale famously campaigned for the creation of the American Thanksgiving holiday and for the completion of the Bunker Hill Monument.
