![]() ![]() In 1828, she married David Lee Child and moved to Boston. In 1826, she founded the Juvenile Miscellany, the first monthly periodical for children published in the United States, and supervised its publication for eight years. ![]() From this time until her death, she wrote continually.įrancis taught for one year in a seminary in Medford, and in 1824 started a private school in Watertown, Massachusetts. Encouraged by her brother's commendation, she finished it in six weeks and had it published. Although she had never thought of becoming an author, she immediately wrote the first chapter of her novel Hobomok. During this time, her brother Convers, by then a Unitarian minister, saw to his younger sister's education in literary masters such as Homer and Milton.įrancis chanced to read an article in the North American Review discussing the field offered to the novelist by early New England history. Upon the death of her mother, she went to live with her older sister in Maine, where she studied to be a teacher. Child received her education at a local dame school and later at a women's seminary. ![]() Her older brother, Convers Francis, was educated at Harvard College and Seminary, and became a Unitarian minister. She was born Lydia Maria Francis in Medford, Massachusetts, on February 11, 1802, to Susannah (née Rand) and Convers Francis. ![]()
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