"When a woman's face is wrinkledAnd her hairs are sprinkled, With gray, Lackaday!Aside she's cast, No one respect will pay;Remember, Lasses, remember.And while the sun shines make hay:You must not expect in December, The flowers you gathered in May."
American novelist best known for historical fiction for young readers, often set during the American Revolution and Civil War eras. Her books are widely used in educational settings for narrative introductions to U.S. history.