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Margaret Elizabeth Munson Sangster
1838–1912
A popular 19th-century American poet, editor, and writer of devotional and family-centered verse, she was widely read in magazines and books that blended faith, home life, and everyday encouragement. Her work also reached young readers, and she became known to many under the pen name “Aunt Marjorie.”
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Five Happy Weeks
by Margaret Elizabeth Munson Sangster
About the author
Born in New Rochelle, New York, on February 22, 1838, Margaret Elizabeth Munson Sangster grew into one of the best-known American women writers of her era. She published early, married George Sangster in 1858, and returned to writing in earnest after his death in 1871.
She built a long career as a poet, author, and editor, contributing to major periodicals and working with publications including Hearth and Home, Christian Intelligencer, Harper's Young People, and Harper's Bazar. Her writing was especially associated with family life, Christian faith, and practical moral wisdom, and she also wrote hymns and stories for children.
Though not as widely remembered today as she was in her lifetime, Sangster was enormously successful with readers who valued her warm, accessible style. She died on June 3, 1912, in South Orange, New Jersey, leaving behind a body of work that captures a rich strand of American religious and domestic writing from the late 19th century.