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Mary Martha Sherwood (née Butt; 6 May 1775 – 22 September 1851) was a nineteenth-century English children's writer. Of her more than four hundred works, the best known include The History of Little Henry and his Bearer (1814) and the two series The History of Henry Milner (1822–1837) and The History of the Fairchild Family (1818 ...
Mary Sherwood (March 31, 1856 – May 24, 1935) was a physician, educator, and spokesperson for preventive medicine, public health, women's health, childcare. She played a vital role in many women's organizations and clubs, as well as contributed to many medical social movements in Maryland and Baltimore .
Mary Martha Sherwood (née Butt) (May 6, 1775 – September 22, 1851) was a prolific and influential writer of children's literature in nineteenth-century Britain. She composed over 400 books, tracts, magazine articles, and chapbooks; among the most famous are The History of Little Henry and his Bearer (1814), The History of Henry Milner (1822 ...
Mary Martha Sherwood (née Butt; 6 May 1775 – 22 September 1851) was a prolific and influential writer of children's literature in 19th-century Britain. She composed over 400 books, tracts, magazine articles, and chapbooks.
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Overview. Mary Martha Sherwood. (1775—1851) children's writer and educationist. Quick Reference. (1775–1851) Writer and educationalist, born in Stanford‐on‐Teme, Worcestershire, educated at the Abbey School in Reading, Berkshire, Sherwood wrote numerous books, stories, and tracts, many for children, teaching the rewards of ...
Born Mary Martha Butt on May 6, 1775, in Stanford, England; died on September 20, 1851, in London; daughter of Dr. George Butt (chaplain to George III) and Martha Sherwood; educated at Reading Abbey; married Henry Sherwood, in 1803; children: five, including Sophia Kelly; adopted three more.
Mary Martha Sherwood was a nineteenth-century English children's writer. Of her more than four hundred works, the best known include The History of Little Henry and his Bearer (1814) and the two series The History of Henry Milner (1822–1837) and The History of the Fairchild Family (1818–1847).
