Sarah Josepha Hale Summary

For nearly 50 years Sarah Josepha Hale (1788-1879) was the editor of America's most influential women's magazine.Sarah Josepha Buell was born in Newport, N.H. She was educated at home and in October 1... Read more

A fascinating, capable, and prolific author and, for fifty years, editor of her day's most successful magazine, Sarah Josepha Hale influenced immeasurably American middle-class mores. Sensitive to t... Read more

An accomplished editor and author whose career spanned more than five decades, Sarah Josepha Hale was a successful and influential figure in the antebellum literary world. For more than four decades s... Read more

In the following excerpt, Finley surveys Hale's writings, discussing her style, her attitudes, and her subject matter. Of the many poems written by Sarah Hale only a few are remembered. These f... Read more

In the following excerpt, Okker examines Hale's views on writing, especially writing by women. Although Hale did contribute to the successful careers of writers like [Edgar Allan] Poe, [Lydia] ... Read more

In the following excerpt, Finley discusses the controversy surrounding Hale's authorship of the poem "Mary Had a Little Lamb." "Mary Had a Little Lamb," the most fam... Read more

In the following excerpt, Baym discusses Hale's views on the moral superiority of women as expressed in Woman's Record. We know Sarah J. Hale as the editor, for almost half a century (18... Read more

In the following excerpt, Baym discusses the political nature of Hale's writings and describes a shift she sees in them from an interest in general political issues to an emphasis on women�... Read more

In the following excerpt, Bardes and Gossett explore Hale's views on women's roles, especially as reflected in her Woman's Record. Interpretations of Hale's life and career... Read more