Laura Ingalls Wilder. By:Callie Pagel. Laura Ingalls Wilder

According to A Little House Sampler, she made her husband Almanzo wait three years before agreeing to marry him ( 37). Her family had many hardships. A Little House Sampler says that her husband was partially disabled by diphtheria, and her baby boy died in 1888 ( 3). A turning point in Laura’s life is when her house burned down in 1890 according to Laura Ingalls’ official website. “In 1894 the Wilders bought a 200-acre farm in the Ozarks of Mansfield, Missouri” (website). Wilder's official website elaborates saying that Laura, along with her husband Almanzo and daughter Rose, moved to Rocky Ridge farm near Mansfield Missouri in 1894. “By the mid-1920s Wilder and her husband were doing little of their own farming…,which allowed her to spend most of her time writing” (Notable Biographies). When her first of eight Little House books was published in 1932, suggests Notable Biographies website, it was a big turning point in her life. Rocky Ridge farm was Laura’s last home, and it is where she wrote the Little House books, according to Wilder’s Official website. “Wilder was seventy-six years old when she finished the final book in her ‘Little House’ series” (Notable

Laura Jane Addams was born in Cedarville, Illinois on September 6, 1860. Addams lost her mother to childbirth at the age of two, and her father, John Addams, was a prominent

In 1806 Crockett married Mary Finely and became a farmer. Frontier farming proved unrewarding, and in 1813 he decided to move his family to Franklin County, Tennessee.

Laura Secord also known as Laura Ingersoll was born on September 13, 1775 and died on October 17, 1868. Laura Ingersoll Secord was the daughter of Thomas Ingersoll. Thomas was wounded in the war of 1812, and Laura saved him and took him home to nurse him. Laura’s father used to fight in wars. Thomas (Laura’s Father) lived in Massachusetts and later on took his family and moved to Niagara Region (Upper Canada) after granting a land after applying. Short while later when Laura was married to James Secord. James Secord was seriously wounded at the battle of Queenston Heights. Laura’s mother passed away on February 3rd, 1784 and a really sad incident.

Laura Secord was born September 13th, 1775 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Laura was the daughter of Thomas Ingersoll, an American who had sided with the Patriots during the American Revolution(1775–83). Ingersoll moved his family to the Niagara Peninsula in 1795 and ran a tavern at Queenston. Early during the war of 1812, James

Laura Jane Addams was born on September 6th 1860 in Cedarville, Illinois. She was the eighth of nine children born in her family. Her father was an affluent state senator and businessman. Since her dad had an important job, she was wealthy. At a young age, she suffered from various health problems

They had obtained a plot of ground in the northwest section of the settlement and were getting logs for the house which was built like other log houses. It was probably about the year 1869 when they moved from the Richins farm to their new home where they lived as farmers most of their lives.

Laurie Halse Anderson is from a white background and was born in Potsdam, New York, United states on October 23, 1961 (Biography Laurie Halse Anderson 1). Her family growing up was apart of why she is an author today because her dad was always telling her stories about the war, and her second grade teacher showed her how fun writing could be during a haiku lesson which really impacted her life and it was when she knew she wanted to be an author, she said that when she was little she found a typewriter and write stories for a newspaper column that she made up (Biography Laurie Halse Anderson 1). Laurie had gotten married to her first husband Gregory H. Anderson in 1983 and they had two children together, but then got a divorce in 2002 and

Child wanted to become a famous female novelist, therefore, she moved to Manhattan in 1935 to pursue her dreams. However, two years later Child moved back home to help take care of her sick mother. Child spent time writing for local publications and working on advertisements (100

Laura Ingalls Wilder readers likely remember the role wheat played in The Long Winter. Frequent blizzards prevented trains from bringing food, fuel, and supplies from the east during the winter of 1880-1881. The Ingalls family ground wheat seeds intended for the fields into a coarse flour. They used this flour to make bread and ate a few potatoes for their daily meal. The meager food could not last until the next train. No one in De Smet, South Dakota had food to spare. Everyone in the town was struggling just to survive.

The life of one of the greatest author, began on July 3, 1860, in Hartford, Connecticut. Due to the fact that Charlotte's dad left his family soon after her birth and therefore provided very little support, emotional or financial, to his family. Charlotte was then brought up by her mother, Mary A. Fitch Perkins. Considering that Frederick Beecher Perkins did not play an important role in his wife and kids lives, it impacted the family dramatically. Charlotte Perkins Gilman and her brother grew up in a gloom, cheerless home. Her mother coped with the divorce as well as she could. Her family was far from rich. They were considered to be living on the

On June 27, 1880, a girl named  Helen Adams Keller, a very well-knowned writer, was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama,   in a white, frame cottage called “Ivy Green.” Her parents were captain Arthur Henley Keller and Kate Adams Keller.

Historical fiction is set in the past and tells a story using details from the time and place to which it is referring. This can and often includes historical figures giving the reader a sense of the time and place. Children who read historical fiction gain understanding of their own heritage, people, beliefs values hardships and physical surroundings. They can make the connections between the influences of the past and what influences them now. As they discover universal truths identify feelings and behaviors, it will encourage them to make a better choice for themselves. Understanding different viewpoints will develop sensitivities and empathy helping them to realize that history shows us that we must work together.

Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was born December 10, 1830, into an influential family in Amherst, Massachusetts. Her father helped found Amherst College, where Emily later attended between 1840 and 1846. She never married and died in the house where she was born on May 15, 1886.

In the book Mrs. Dalloway, by Virginia Woolf, it is evident that the main character, Clarissa Dalloway, double persona is Septimus Smith. While Clarissa proves to be more rational, Septimus is irrational. Clarissa shows optimism with her life and finding her true identity while Septimus is someone who experiencing insanity and madness. Although she never meets him and their lives are vastly different, the two characters actually mirror each other. Clarissa and Septimus share many characteristics and think in similar manners. Septimus serves as a contrast between the veteran working class and upper class. Throughout the book, Septimus’ thoughts parallel Clarissa’s and can be seen as an echo in some ways. This illustrates how the line between sanity and insanity can become blurred. Both characters have similar experiences, but how they go about interpreting them and finding deeper meaning about it differ because of their different personalities and experiences.