There is no influence so powerful as that of the mother. ..… - Sarah Josepha Hale

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There is no influence so powerful as that of the mother. ... But next in rank and efficacy to that pure and holy source of moral influence, is that of the schoolmaster.

Sarah Josepha Hale

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About Sarah Josepha Hale

Sarah Josepha Buell Hale (October 24, 1788 – April 30, 1879) was an American writer, activist, and editor of the most widely circulated magazine in the period before the Civil War, 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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Birth Name: Sarah Josepha Buell

Alternative Names: Sarah Josepha Buell Hale • Sarah J. Hale • Sarah Hale

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