Author for children Kate Douglas Wiggin

Kate Douglas Wiggin

Living place: Philadelphia

Birthday: 28-9-1856

Global rank: #47031

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Who is Author for children Kate Douglas Wiggin?
An American writer and teacher, she is known for her classic children's novel, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1903). Her other works include Christmas Carol The Birds" (1887) and The Diary of a Goose Girl (1902). Despite her love of relatives, she never had any of her own.
 
 

Young / Before famous

She worked in the slums of San Francisco as a lead teacher at California's first free kindergarten. She published her debut novel, The Story of Patsy, in 1883.

Family life info

After the sudden death of her first husband in 1889, she moved to Maine, where she lived for the rest of her life. She married her second husband, George Christopher Riggs, in 1895.

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Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Author for children Kate Douglas Wiggin?
She and Eleanor Estes both write children's books.

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When was Author for children Kate Douglas Wiggin born?
Kate Douglas Wiggin was born in 28-9-1856, death year is , at the age of 168.
Where is Author for children Kate Douglas Wiggin's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Kate Douglas Wiggin was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania- United States. is a Author for children, whose Zodiac is Libra, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Dragon. Kate Douglas Wiggin's global rank is 47031 and whose rank is 139 in list of famous Author for children.
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Events in 1856 and 28-9

Birthday Kate Douglas Wiggin (28-9) in history

  • Day 28-9 year 1542: The famous explorer with dual Portuguese and Spanish citizenship, Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, landed in what is now San Diego.
  • Day 28-9 year 1781: The "American Revolution" campaign ended in Yorktown Heights, Virginia.
  • Day 28-9 year 1920: Eight Chicago White Sox players were indicted for fixing the 1919 World Series in the "Black Sox scandal."
  • Day 28-9 year 1924: Two U.S. Army planes landed in Seattle after completing the first round-the-world-flight in 175 days.
  • Day 28-9 year 1939: A German-Soviet agreement divided Poland between Nazi Germany and the USSR.
  • Day 28-9 year 1967: Walter Washington became the first mayor of the District of Columbia.
  • Day 28-9 year 1972: Japan and Communist China agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations.
  • Day 28-9 year 1989: Former Philippine President Ferdinand E. Marcos died in exile in Hawaii.
  • Day 28-9 year 1991: Jazz great Miles Davis died.
  • Day 28-9 year 2003: Althea Gibson, the first African-American tennis player to win at Wimbledon, died.
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