1867-1957
rebecca S. May 2012
introduction Famous Quotation: "do not give up in life and keep trying."
best known for: little house books.
What I find interesting is that she did not give up when the editor did not like her story.
I CHOSE THIS PERSON BECAUSE...
strong mind takes action hardship
When Mary got scarlett fever in her eyes, she went blind and laura had to be her eyes. I think it would be scary for Laura to have a blind sister who she needed to help and care for. She worried about mary being safe.
When Mary got Scarlett fever in her eyes, laura had to become her eyes. I think Laura had compassion and empathy for her sister because caring for mary meant that laura wasn't care free. laura cared for mary on top of all her other work.
at night they had boarders to make money for buying a homestead claim. I think it would be scary to have drunk people sleeping in my house.
when laura wrote her first book tons of children read the books and loved them.it be exciting to BE A AUTHOR SO BELOVED BY CHILD.
WHEN LAURA'S HUSBANd HAD A stroke SHE HAD TO DO MORE FARM WORK. IT MUST HAVE BEEN HARD ON BOTH OF THEM.
at first laura's books where unloved and not well known. Then she changed the writing of her books.
i'm similar to my my change maker because i like writing books about my life.
I'm A change maker when i help others who are not as lucky as me.
my change maker is connected to duke ey ellington because th s ing th t ou both wrote ab nt re fe dif they loved in ways of writing.
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