Topic: Sarah Josepha Hale

The Queen of Thanksgiving

Sarah Josepha Hale was born on a farm in 1788 in Newport, New Hampshire. She married David Hale, a young lawyer, in 1813 who was a supporter of her continued education. Under Sarah Hale's scrupulous editorial standards Ladies' Magazine solicited work ...

Sarah Josepha Hale (1788-1879)

Born Sarah J. Buell on October 24, 1788, in Newport, New Hampshire, Hale's earliest education was provided by her mother. From Boston, Hale took over as editor of the new Godey's Lady's Book, and then moved to Philadelphia in ...