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Lucy A. Yendes
b. 1851
A teacher-turned-writer from upstate New York, she wrote practical books for classrooms as well as lighter works like Snap shots with an old maid's kodak. Her career suggests a lively mix of education, performance, and everyday observation.
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About the author
Born in Champion, New York, on January 31, 1851, Lucy A. Yendes was an American writer and educator. Biographical listings describe her as the daughter of Peter Bouck and Sylvia B. Stoddard Yendes, and note that she studied at the Oswego Normal School and the Hungerford Collegiate Institute in Adams, New York.
She began teaching in 1869 and spent years working across grade levels before turning much of her attention to writing. Her known books include Snap shots with an old maid's kodak and Dramatized Readings: Recitations in Poetry and Prose, along with other school-oriented works connected to teaching methods and educational reading.
What makes her especially interesting is the range of her work: part literary, part theatrical, and part practical. Even from the limited surviving record, she comes across as someone deeply engaged with the classroom and with making reading feel vivid and alive.