Josephine Pollard

Born in New York City in 1834, Josephine Pollard became an American poet and author best known for writing for children. She published verse, stories, and devotional pieces, and her writing appeared in an era when magazines, school readers, and family books were central to everyday reading.

Pollard is especially remembered for children's literature and hymn writing. Her books and poems were often simple, moral, and affectionate in tone, reflecting the style that many 19th-century families and educators valued.

She died in 1892, but her work continued to circulate afterward in reprints and anthologies, helping preserve her place in American children's literature.