author
Mary White
1869–1952
A practical early-20th-century craft writer, she created hands-on guides that helped readers make baskets, beadwork, pottery, games, and rainy-day projects at home. Her books are clear, busy, and inviting, with a strong feel for learning by doing.
2 Audiobooks
The Child's Rainy Day Book
by Mary White
How to make pottery
by Mary White
About the author
Mary White was an American craft and activity writer whose books were published around the turn of the 20th century. Library records identify her as Mary White (1869–1952), and surviving editions show that she wrote practical manuals such as How to Make Baskets, More Baskets and How to Make Them, How to Do Beadwork, How to Make Pottery, The Book of Games, and The Child's Rainy Day Book.
Her work focused on useful, creative skills that readers could try for themselves. In How to Make Pottery, she is credited as the illustrator as well as the author, which fits the hands-on, instructional style that runs through her books.
While biographical details about her life are limited in the sources available here, her writing has lasted because of its straightforward charm and practical spirit. She wrote for readers who wanted to make things, learn by practice, and turn ordinary time at home into something inventive.