Alice Turner Curtis

Born in Sullivan, Maine, in 1860, she became an American writer of juvenile historical fiction and spent much of her life in Maine and Massachusetts. Sources agree that she is best remembered for The Little Maid's Historical Series, a long-running set of books for young readers that began with A Little Maid of Province Town and eventually grew to 24 titles.

She wrote prolifically—at least sixty published books are attributed to her—and her work often placed girls at the center of American history. Alongside the "Little Maid" books, she also wrote series such as the Yankee Girl stories, showing a clear gift for making the past feel active, personal, and approachable for children.

Available biographical sources describe her as educated in Maine and Massachusetts, with some private tutoring, and note that she was connected with Youth's Companion early in her career. She died in 1958, leaving behind a large body of historical fiction that continued to be reprinted for later generations of readers.