Kate Douglas Wiggin

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Kate Douglas Wiggin was an American author and educator best known for her classic children's novel "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" and her pioneering work in early childhood education.

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Kate Douglas Wiggin canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf author
children's writer
educator
human
burialPlace Riverside Cemetery, Buxton, Maine, United States
causeOfDeath pneumonia
coFounded California Kindergarten Training School
Silver Street Free Kindergarten
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1856-09-28
dateOfDeath 1923-08-24
educatedAt Pacific Coast Kindergarten Training School
employer Silver Street Kindergarten, San Francisco
familyName Wiggin
fieldOfWork children's literature
early childhood education
genre children's literature
fiction
givenName Kate
hasOccupationRole pioneer in kindergarten education in the United States
influencedBy Friedrich Fröbel
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement kindergarten movement
name Kate Douglas Wiggin self-link
notableWork Mother Carey's Chickens
Penelope's Experiences in Scotland
Penelope's Irish Experiences
Penelope's Progress
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1903 novel)
surface form: Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

The Birds' Christmas Carol
The Story of Patsy
Timothy's Quest
occupation educator
teacher
writer
placeOfBirth Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
placeOfDeath Hartridge, England, United Kingdom
pseudonym Kate Douglas Riggs
religion Congregationalism
residence Hollis, Maine
surface form: Hollis, Maine, United States

New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States

San Francisco, California, United States of America
surface form: San Francisco, California, United States
sexOrGender female
spouse George Christopher Riggs
Samuel Bradley Wiggin
wroteAbout children and family relationships
rural New England life

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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm basedOnWorkBy Kate Douglas Wiggin
Kate Douglas Wiggin name Kate Douglas Wiggin self-link
Rebecca Randall creator Kate Douglas Wiggin