More Than Petticoats: Remarkable New Hampshire Women

More Than Petticoats: Remarkable New Hampshire Women

Written by Gail Underwood Parker

Grade:: 4-6
ISBN-13:: 978-0762740024
Publisher:: Morris Book Publishing (2009)

In the span of twelve readable pages, older elementary students can learn about the remarkable woman who inspired a president to institute a national holiday.

Associated Virtues

Gratitude

Perseverance

Lives of Virtue

Sarah Josepha Buell HaleSarah Josepha Hale exemplified gratitude and perseverance by tirelessly advocating for Thanksgiving as a national holiday and advancing women's education through her influential editorship of "Godey's Lady's Book," despite personal and financial hardships.