Biography esther forbes

American novelist

Esther Louise Forbes (; June 28, 1891 – August 12, 1967) was an American novelist, historian and children's writer who received the Pulitzer Prize and the Newbery Medal.

She was the first woman elected to membership in the American Antiquarian Society.

Biography esther forbes

Early life and education

Esther Forbes was born to William Trowbridge Forbes and Harriette Merrifield Forbes on June 28, 1891, in Westborough, Massachusetts. She moved with her family to Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1898.

She attended Bancroft School in Worcester, and, from 1909 to 1912, she attended Bradford Academy,^[1] a junior college in Bradford, Massachusetts.

In 1916, she joined her older sisters Cornelia and Katherine in Madison, Wisconsin, where Cornelia was in graduate school and Katharine was teaching.

During this time she attended the classes at the University of Wisconsin.

Career

While in Wisconsin, she joined the editorial board of the Wisconsin Literary Magazin