Lucy Foster Madison

Born in Kirksville, Missouri, in 1865, Lucy Foster Madison became an American novelist and teacher. Reliable biographical sources agree that she was educated in Louisiana, Missouri, and that family losses while she was still young shaped her early life.

She taught school before building a writing career, and she became known for historical fiction and books for children and young adults. Her bibliography includes novels, retellings, and stories set around major moments in history, and she was especially associated with popular series fiction for younger readers.

Madison died in 1932. Though not as widely remembered today as some of her contemporaries, she was a productive early twentieth-century author whose books helped bring history and adventure to younger audiences.