Susan coolidge biography

Sarah Chauncey Woolsey (Janu – April 9, ) was an American children's author who wrote under the pen name Susan Coolidge. Woolsey was born on Janu, into the wealthy, influential New England Dwight family, in Cleveland, Ohio. Woolsey’s first book, a collection of stories for girls, appeared as The New-Year’s Bargain under the pseudonym Susan Coolidge in She used that name thereafter. Early years First steps Professional growth Public recognition Peak period Later years Public interest Professional activity Media attention
Like other nineteenth-century girls' authors, Coolidge was a creative child, producing stories and poems for her family. She was also well educated, attending a private school in Cleveland and, later, with her sister Jane, a boarding school in Hanover, New Hampshire, the Select Family School for Young Ladies. [3].