by Cassy
Sarah Hale grew up on a farm in New Hampshire .She was born
on October 24 1788 in Newport NH. Her father was a revolutionary soldier. His
name was Captain Gordon Buell and her mother’s name was Martha Whittlesey. She also had a little sister and an older brother.
Sarah’s parents sold their farm in NH. Sarah’s mom died when her little sister
died in 1811. As she grew up she wanted to be a writer.
When she was an adult she moved to Boston. In 1813 she
married David Hale and they had five children. Sarah kid’s names were Frances, Sarah,
Williams, Horatio and David. Her husband died in 1822.After Sarah husband died
she had to take care of five kids.
Sarah loved writing. She began her career by being a writer.
She began with poetry then she wrote Mary
Had a little Lamb, which got a lot of kids interested in poetry. In 1823 Sarah
published a collection of her poems called The
Genius of Oblivion. She was also an editor for a ladies’ magazine. As you
can see Sarah became a famous writer.
She became famous because of her work. She founded the
Seaman’s Aid Society in 1833 to help the family who lost a sailor. Sarah raised
$30,000 in Boston for Bunker Hill Monument. The money was to finish it. She got
an award named after her. Sarah Hale wrote a letter to Abraham Lincoln. She
requested in the letter that he make Thanksgiving a national holiday. He agreed
to do so. As she got older she kept supporting projects that she cared about and
kept writing.
A lot of stuff changed as she got older. She was
born in N.H. on a farm but then her family sold the farm in N.H. Her sister May
S. Joseph Hale died in her school for girls. Her daughter Francis married Dr.
Lewis. The ladies magazine was changed to the
American Magazine. Sarah began to write about jobs for single ladies and
widowed ladies. She died on April 30th, at the age of 89 at her home.
This is how Sarah Hale became famous
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