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Kate Upson Clark
1851–1935
A versatile 19th-century American writer and editor, she moved easily between journalism, fiction, and children’s literature. Her work appeared in major magazines of the day, and she also held editorial roles at influential newspapers and periodicals.
2 Audiobooks
Who Ate the Pink Sweetmeat? And Other Christmas Stories
by Susan Coolidge, Mary Hartwell Catherwood, Kate Upson Clark, Lady Dunboyne, Edward Everett Hale, F. L. Stealey
Teaching the Child Patriotism
by Kate Upson Clark
About the author
Born in Camden, Alabama, and raised in Massachusetts, Kate Upson Clark was educated at Wheaton Female Seminary and later at Westfield Normal School. She began her career as a teacher before turning to journalism and literary work, building a reputation as both a writer and an editor.
She contributed to well-known publications including Godey’s Lady’s Book, The Atlantic Monthly, Christian Herald, and Harper’s Magazine. She also served in editorial positions connected with the Springfield Republican, Good Cheer, and later the New York Evening Post, showing how comfortably she worked across both creative and editorial worlds.
Clark published books, short stories, and at least one novel, and she is still remembered as a lively literary figure of her era. Her career reflects the broad range open to a determined writer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, especially one who could move between magazine writing, newspaper work, and books for younger readers.