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Sarah Josepha Hale

American writer

Died when: 90 years 188 days (1086 months)
Star Sign: Scorpio

 

Sarah Josepha Hale

Sarah Josepha Buell Hale (October 24, 1788 – April 30, 1879) was an American writer, activist, and editor of Godey's Lady's Book.She was the author of the nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb".

Hale famously campaigned for the creation of the American holiday known as Thanksgiving, and for the completion of the Bunker Hill Monument.


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