Edith Ogden Harrison

Born on November 16, 1862, Edith Ogden Harrison was an American writer known for children's books and fairy tales. She lived in Chicago and became part of a prominent public family through her marriage to Carter Harrison Jr., who served multiple terms as mayor of Chicago.

Her best-known work includes Prince Silverwings and Other Stories (1902), a collection that later gained extra attention because of her collaboration with L. Frank Baum on an unfinished stage adaptation. That connection has helped keep interest in her work alive among readers of classic children's fantasy.

Edith Ogden Harrison died on May 22, 1955. Though she is not as widely read now as some of her contemporaries, her stories remain part of the rich tradition of early American children's literature.