Sarah Josepha Hale
Sarah Josepha Hale | |
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Sarah Josepha Hale, 1831, by James Lambdin | |
| Born | Sarah Josepha Buell October 24, 1788 |
| Died | April 30, 1879 (aged 90) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | Laurel Hill Cemetery |
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| Spouse |
David Hale
(m. 1813; died 1822) |
| Children | 5 (including Horatio Hale) |
Sarah Josepha Buell Hale (October 24, 1788 – April 30, 1879) 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". Hale famously campaigned for the creation of the American Thanksgiving holiday and for the completion of the Bunker Hill Monument.