Clara Ingram Judson
Clara Ingram Judson (May 4, 1879 – May 24, 1960) was an American author who wrote over 70 children's books, primarily nonfiction including several biographies of American presidents. In 1960 she won the second Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal from the professional children's librarians, although she died before she could receive it. The award recognizes a living author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have made "a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children".[1]
Life
She was born on May 4, 1879, in Logansport, Indiana, and married James McIntosh Judson in 1901. Her first book was Flower Fairies, published in 1915. Probably her most famous books were the Mary Jane series inaugurated in 1918. She was one runner-up for the Newbery Medal three times, in 1951 for Abraham Lincoln, Friend of the People, in 1954 for Theodore Roosevelt, Fighting Patriot, both about US presidents; and in 1957 for Mr. Justice Holmes, about Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.[2]
Judson served as the 15th president of the Illinois Woman's Press Association from June 1923 until June 1925.[3]
Her radio program on homemaking debuted in 1928, making her one of the first women "on the air".
She died on May 24, 1960, in Evanston, Illinois, shortly before she would have received the Wilder Medal. That year she also received the inaugural Clara Ingram Judson Award from the Society of Midland Authors, recognizing the most creative writing for children in the Midwest United States.
Selected works
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- Flower fairies, illustrated by Maginel Wright Enright (Chicago: Rand McNally, 1915)
- Good-night stories, illus. Clara Powers Wilson (Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1916)
- Billy Robin and his neighbors, illus. ?? (Rand McNally, 1917)
- The Junior Cook Book (New York, Barse & Hopkins, 1920)
- Mary Jane in Canada, illus. Charles L. Wrenn (NY: Barse & Hopkins, 1924)
- Mary Jane's summer fun, ill. Wrenn (Barse, 1925)
- Virginia Lee, ill. Wrenn (Barse, 1926)
- Mary Jane in Italy, illus. Marie Schubert (NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1933)
- Mary Jane in Spain, ill. Schubert (Grosset, 1937)
References
- ↑ "Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, Past winners". Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). American Library Association (ALA).
"About the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award". ALSC. ALA. Retrieved 2013-03-09. - ↑ "Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922–Present". ALSC. ALA.
"The John Newbery Medal". ALSC. ALA. Retrieved 2013-06-13. - ↑ Duesel De La Torriente, Donna (1987). So We All Can Be Heard, a history of the Illinois Woman's Press Association. Chicago, IL: Illinois Woman's Press Association. p. 212.
External links
- Works by Clara Ingram Judson at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Clara Ingram Judson at Internet Archive
- http://web.archive.org/web/20060603164055/http://www.britannica.com:80/ebi/article-9327809
- Clara Ingram Judson at Library of Congress Authorities, with 67 catalog records