Rachel Field

Rachel Lyman Field (September 19, 1894 – March 15, 1942) was an American novelist, poet, and children's fiction writer. She is best known for her work Hitty, Her First Hundred Years. Field also won a National Book Award, Newbery Honor award and two of her books are on the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award list.

Rachel Field
BornRachel Lyman Field
(1894-09-19)September 19, 1894
New York City, U.S.
DiedMarch 15, 1942(1942-03-15) (aged 47)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationWriter
Alma materRadcliffe College
Period1924–1944
GenreDrama, poetry, novels, children's fiction
Notable works
  • Hitty, Her First Hundred Years
  • Time Out of Mind
  • All This and Heaven, too
  • Something Told the Wild Geese
Notable awards
Spouse
Arthur S. Pederson
(m. 1935)
Children1
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