Where was Laura Ingalls Wilder born and raised?
Laura Elizabeth Ingalls, second daughter of Charles Phillip Ingalls (1836 – 1902) and Caroline Lake (Quiner) Ingalls (1839 – 1924), was born 7 February 1867, in a little log house in the Big Woods of Wisconsin, seven miles north of Pepin; and died on 10 February 1957 at her home Rocky Ridge Farm, Mansfield, in the Ozarks of Missouri.
Where can I find Laura Ingalls teaching certificate?
Laura’s original third-grade teaching certificate can be seen on page 25 of William Anderson’s book “Laura’s Album” (Harper Collins, 1998). Laura later admitted she did not particularly enjoy teaching, but felt the responsibility from a young age to help her family financially; and wage-earning opportunities for women were limited.
When did Laura Ingalls Wilder write her first book?
In May 1930, Laura finished writing her first book-length work, entitled Pioneer Girl, an autobiography written for adult readers that focused on her frontier childhood and adolescence. Rose worked as her mother’s editor on Pioneer Girl, and helped market it to editors in New York.
Who was Laura Ingalls Wilder’s husband in Mansfield?
Although modern Americans are used to Claire being a name for girls, in other places and times it has been used for boys as well. Claire Gillette Lane was the man who married Laura’s daughter, Rose Wilder. After Laura’s death, Mansfield residents L.D. and Irene Lichty began a non-profit organization in commemoration of Laura and her books.
Laura Elizabeth Ingalls, second daughter of Charles Phillip Ingalls (1836 – 1902) and Caroline Lake (Quiner) Ingalls (1839 – 1924), was born 7 February 1867, in a little log house in the Big Woods of Wisconsin, seven miles north of Pepin; and died on 10 February 1957 at her home Rocky Ridge Farm, Mansfield, in the Ozarks of Missouri.
Laura’s original third-grade teaching certificate can be seen on page 25 of William Anderson’s book “Laura’s Album” (Harper Collins, 1998). Laura later admitted she did not particularly enjoy teaching, but felt the responsibility from a young age to help her family financially; and wage-earning opportunities for women were limited.
In May 1930, Laura finished writing her first book-length work, entitled Pioneer Girl, an autobiography written for adult readers that focused on her frontier childhood and adolescence. Rose worked as her mother’s editor on Pioneer Girl, and helped market it to editors in New York.
Although modern Americans are used to Claire being a name for girls, in other places and times it has been used for boys as well. Claire Gillette Lane was the man who married Laura’s daughter, Rose Wilder. After Laura’s death, Mansfield residents L.D. and Irene Lichty began a non-profit organization in commemoration of Laura and her books.
