Ada M. (Ada Maria) Skinner

Ada Maria Skinner was an American compiler, editor, and school educator best known for children’s reading collections and classroom literature. A 1913 edition of Little Dramas for Primary Grades identifies her as being affiliated with St. Agatha School in New York City, showing her close connection to practical classroom teaching.

She is associated with books such as Little Dramas for Primary Grades and Dramatic Stories for Reading and Acting, as well as children’s poetry and story anthologies published in the early 1900s. Her work focused on selecting and shaping literature for young readers, especially material that could be read aloud, acted out, or enjoyed in school settings.

Reliable biographical detail about her life appears to be limited online, so a full personal portrait is hard to confirm. Even so, the surviving record of her books suggests a writer and editor deeply interested in making literature engaging for children and useful for teachers.