
Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
Kate Douglas Wiggin was an American educator, author and composer. She wrote children's stories, most notably the classic children's novel Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, and composed collections of children's songs. She started the first free kindergarten in San Francisco in 1878. 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.

Children's Rights: A Book of Nursery Logic
"Children's Rights: A Book of Nursery Logic" by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin is a collection of essays written in the late 19th century that explores the...
By Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin

Ladies-In-Waiting
"Ladies-In-Waiting" by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the central character, Thomas...
By Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin

The Girl and the Kingdom Learning to Teach
"The Girl and the Kingdom" by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin is a pioneering educational memoir written during the late 19th century. This work serves as a...
By Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin

The Birds' Christmas Carol
"The Birds' Christmas Carol" by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin is a sentimental children's story written in the early 20th century. This novella revolves a...
By Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin

Polly Oliver's Problem
"Polly Oliver's Problem" by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story introduces readers to Polly Oliver, a spi...
By Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin

Penelope's Experiences in Scotland Being Extracts from the Commonplace Book of Penelope Hamilton
"Penelope's Experiences in Scotland" by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin is a delightful fictional account, likely written in the early 20th century. The boo...
By Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin

Marm Lisa
"Marm Lisa" by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story introduces us to the characters that inhabit a challe...
By Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin

The Girl Scouts: A Training School for Womanhood
"The Girl Scouts: A Training School for Womanhood" by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin is a guidebook that emphasizes the importance of girlhood and the valu...
By Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin

Timothy's Quest A Story for Anybody, Young or Old, Who Cares to Read It
"Timothy's Quest" by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin is a children's novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around a young boy named Tim...
By Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin

A Cathedral Courtship
"A Cathedral Courtship" by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin is a charming novel written in the late 19th century. The book is a romantic narrative that unfol...
By Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin

The Story of Patsy
"The Story of Patsy" by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin is a children's novel that was written in the late 19th century. This heartwarming book revolves aro...
By Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin

Penelope's English Experiences Being Extracts from the Commonplace Book of Penelope Hamilton
"Penelope's English Experiences" by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin is a humorous travelogue written in the late 19th century. The work presents the experie...
By Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin

The Village Watch-Tower
"The Village Watch-Tower" by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin is a collection of short stories written during the late 19th century, capturing moments of rur...
By Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin

The Story Hour: A Book for the Home and the Kindergarten
"The Story Hour: A Book for the Home and the Kindergarten" by Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora A. Smith is a collection of children's stories created in t...
By Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin

The Flag-Raising
"The Flag-Raising" by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin is a children's novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a young girl named ...
By Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin

The Diary of a Goose Girl
"The Diary of a Goose Girl" by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin is a charming novel that draws from the late 19th century. The book follows a young woman who...
By Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin

New Chronicles of Rebecca
"New Chronicles of Rebecca" by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin is a novel written during the early 20th century. It continues the charming adventures of its...
By Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin

Rose o' the River
"Rose o' the River" by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds along the scenic banks of the Saco Ri...
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Froebel's Gifts
"Froebel's Gifts" by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin and Nora Archibald Smith is an educational handbook written in the late 19th century. The text focuses ...
By Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin

A Cathedral Courtship
"A Cathedral Courtship" by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin is a novel written during the late 19th century, specifically first published in 1893. The book b...
By Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin