Harriett Lothrop
Harriett M. Stone Lothrop | |
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Circa 1897 | |
| Born | Harriett Mulford Stone June 22, 1844 New Haven, Connecticut |
| Died | August 2, 1924 (aged 80) |
| Pen name | Margaret Sidney |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Education | Miss Dutton's School, Grove Hall, New Haven (1862) |
| Genre | Children's fiction |
| Notable works | Five Little Peppers and 11 sequels |
| Spouse | Daniel Lothrop |
| Children | Margaret Lothrop (daughter, b. circa 1883) |
Harriett Lothrop was an American author also known by her pseudonym Margaret Sidney (June 22, 1844 – August 2, 1924). In addition to writing popular children's stories, she ran her husband Daniel Lothrop's publishing company after his death. After they bought The Wayside country house, they worked hard to make it a center of literary life. She wrote the popular Five Little Peppers series. Lothrop was also the founder of the Children of the American Revolution.